Thunderstorm Wind — York, South Carolina

2024-04-20 · near Ebenezer, York, South Carolina

$1.0M

Property damage

80 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Within a larger swath of wind damage, an especially intense downburst producing wind gusts of around 90 mph developed over the city of Rock Hill. Mostly minor structural damage due solely to wind occurred to hundreds of structures, mainly just south of the city center. Wind-driven very large hail further exacerbated the damage (see York County large hail entry for more info).

Wider weather episode

An isolated thunderstorm developed over the North Carolina foothills during the afternoon and steadily intensified as it moved southeast into the South Carolina Piedmont. The storm evolved into an intense supercell over York County and produced downburst winds up to 90 mph and very large hail up to baseball size. Wind-driven hail caused extensive structural damage in the city of Rock Hill.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175357. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.