Thunderstorm Wind — Newberry, South Carolina

2025-03-16 · near Macedonia, Newberry, South Carolina

Event narrative

Highway Patrol reported power lines down near the intersection of Ira Kinard Road and Blacksgate East.

Wider weather episode

A surface low drifted into Great Lakes region with a cold front and line of convection nearing the forecast area by the early morning hours. Very strong shear dominated throughout the event with instability rather meager. The line of convection moved across the area from the west between 11z and 18-19z, bringing multiple reports of straight line wind damage, an EF-0 tornado in Barnwell County and an EF-1 tornado near Lake Murray in Lexington County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1232781. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.