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Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 20, 2024 · Charleston Harbor, Atlantic South

41 mph

Measured gust (36 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The NOS station at the Charleston Pilot Boat office measured thunderstorm wind gusts of at least 34 knots between 312 PM and 318 PM with a peak wind gust of 36 knots at 318 PM.

The wider storm

Modest instability and downdraft CAPE near a sea breeze circulation led to thunderstorms developing and then capable of producing damaging wind gusts as a cold front pushed south along the coast.

Began near The Charleston Battery (32.7843, -79.9267).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1210885. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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