Thunderstorm Wind — Newberry, South Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Peak, Newberry, South Carolina

Event narrative

SCDPS website reported a fallen tree in the roadway at the intersection of Parr Rd and Broad River Rd. Time estimated by radar.

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 1221770. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.