Thunderstorm Wind — Lee, South Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Bishopville, Lee, South Carolina

Event narrative

SC Highway Patrol reported multiple trees down near the I-20 and Route 15 interchange.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper trough and an associated surface prefrontal trough translated from the Deep South into the Southeast during the morning hours. A long-lived QLCS containing strong to severe storms propagated along with the prefrontal trough, likely cold-pool dominated. This QLCS produced multiple reports of wind damage as well as multiple confirmed tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221769. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.