Thunderstorm Wind — Cherokee, South Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Thicketty, Cherokee, South Carolina

Event narrative

Law enforcement reported scattered trees blown down across Cherokee County.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (35.0080, -81.7600)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225649. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.