Thunderstorm Wind — Cherokee, South Carolina

2023-08-07 · near White Plains, Cherokee, South Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported numerous trees blown down across southern Cherokee County, especially along the Highway 211 corridor. Hundreds of trees were reportedly blown down in the area around the Highway 211 and 105 intersection alone. A barn was also destroyed in this area.

Wider weather episode

Numerous thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across upstate South Carolina throughout the afternoon. Many of these storms produced severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts, some of which were fairly long-lived.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.