Thunderstorm Wind — Newberry, South Carolina

2025-06-17 · near Stockman, Newberry, South Carolina

Event narrative

SC Highway Patrol reported trees down along Highway 391 south of Prosperity.

Wider weather episode

Scattered strong to severe storms developed over central GA and moved northeastward into a favorable and very unstable environment characterized by CAPE in excess of 3000 J/kg with precipitable water values around 2 inches. Storms grew upscale and developed a strong cold pool and resulted in damaging wind gusts across the Midlands.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1258997. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.