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Thunderstorm Wind in Fairfield County, South Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind December 29, 2024 · Fairfield County, South Carolina
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
SCDPS website reported power lines down near the intersection of Longtown Rd and Palmer St in downtown Ridgeway. Time estimated by radar.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Ridgeway (34.3075, -80.9610).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1221829. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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