Thunderstorm Wind in Laurens County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 9, 2024 · 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

A mesonet station operated by the Department of Transportation measured a gust of 60 mph at I-385 and Highway 221. A few trees were blown down along the I-385 corridor in the same general area.

The wider storm

A couple of waves of strong to severe thunderstorms moved into upstate South Carolina from north Georgia and western North Carolina...one during the afternoon and evening of the 8th, and another during the early morning of the 9th. Scattered severe storms produced large hail and isolated swaths of damaging winds over the Upstate and the eastern Piedmont.

Began near Watts Mills (34.5500, -82.0100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1186873. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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