Thunderstorm Wind — Bamberg, South Carolina

2025-05-04 · near Govan, Bamberg, South Carolina

Event narrative

Social media images showing damage to chicken barns along Juniper Creek Rd off of Ehrhardt Rd west of Govan. Time estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

A closed upper low drifted toward the region into the early morning hours on 5/4 with an associated cold front slowly working through the area. This allowed a decaying line of convection to enter the area during the early morning hours with a couple wind damage reports.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (33.2300, -81.2100)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254566. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.