Thunderstorm Wind — Cherokee, South Carolina

2023-08-12 · near White Plains, Cherokee, South Carolina

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down in the Goucher-White Plains area and a tree down on 10th St in Gaffney.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136911. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.