Thunderstorm Wind in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 8, 2024 · Lancaster County, South Carolina

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

SCHP reported a tree down in the roadway at Flat Creek Rd and McCowan Lane. Time estimated.

The wider storm

An upper disturbance and surface boundary, combined with strong atmospheric instability and moderate deep layer shear, to produce severe thunderstorms that caused some wind damage over the NE Midlands of SC in the late afternoon and early evening.

Began near Lancaster (34.7100, -80.7400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1166367. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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