Thunderstorm Wind — Pickens, South Carolina

2025-05-02 · near Cateechee, Pickens, South Carolina

Event narrative

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines with outages.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms moved from Georgia into upstate South Carolina during the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced large hail and brief damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1266888. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.