Thunderstorm Wind — Laurens, South Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down along with damage to some roofs and a porch near the shore of Lake Greenwood.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225646. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.