Thunderstorm Wind — Orangeburg, South Carolina

2025-05-19 · near Branchville, Orangeburg, South Carolina

Event narrative

Trees down at Oretta Rd and Dornage Rd in Branchville.

Wider weather episode

A weak shortwave aloft pushed atop a strong instability gradient laid over the forecast area. Seasonably high instability combined with strong wind shear to yield an intense thunderstorm over Orangeburg county. This storm produced golf ball sized hail and damaging winds near Branchville.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253634. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.