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Thunderstorm Wind in Laurens County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind December 29, 2024 · Laurens 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

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

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 Waterloo (34.3100, -82.1100).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1225646. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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