Thunderstorm Wind in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind April 20, 2024 · Chesterfield County, South Carolina

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm downburst winds took down numerous trees and power lines in a swath stretching from the town of Jefferson to east of Jefferson. Locations of downed trees and power lines included N Main St at Funderburk St, Billy Jenkins Ln, Hwy 265 at C P Simpson Rd, Long Branch Rd and Steen Rd, Hwy 265 at Long Branch Church Rd, and McCaskill Rd.

The wider storm

Considerable atmospheric instability and deep-layer shear produced severe thunderstorms in the late afternoon along a cold frontal boundary that was stretched across the NE Midlands of SC.

Began near Jefferson (34.6587, -80.3879).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1163881. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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