Thunderstorm Wind — Fairfield, South Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Simpson, Fairfield, South Carolina

Event narrative

Trained spotter reported Highway 34 was shut down with power lines on the road in the Simpson Community. Time estimated by radar. Location also estimated.

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 1221827. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.