Thunderstorm Wind in Greenwood County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind December 29, 2024 · Greenwood County, South Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported a tree blown down at Oak Forest Dr and Chinquapin Rd and another tree down on a house on nearby Creek Rd East. Multiple trees were also blown down on the north side of the city of Greenwood near the intersection of Montague Ave and Cobb Rd. This was shortly before a gust of 53 mph was measured at the Greenwood County airport.

The wider storm

A broken line of low-topped heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front moved from northeast Georgia into upstate South Carolina around sunrise, and moved across the area throughout the morning. The showers and storms produced areas of strong-to-damaging wind gusts, while multiple EF0 tornadoes also occurred.

Began near Greenwood (34.1760, -82.2190).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Spartanburg County EF0 Union County EF0 Union County EF0 Union County EF0 York County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1225645. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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