Thunderstorm Wind in Laurens County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 12, 2023 · Laurens County, South Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported a tree blown down and blocking part of the road near the intersection of Durbin Rd and Sullivan Rd, a tree across a railroad track at Old Laurens Rd and Owings Park Dr, and another tree down at Hayes Dr and Cooley Rd.

The wider storm

A couple of broken lines of thunderstorms moved across upstate South Carolina during the late afternoon and early evening. A few of the storms produced swaths of strong-to-damaging wind gusts.

Began near Fountain Inn (34.7010, -82.1710).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1136908. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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