Thunderstorm Wind — Fairfield, South Carolina

2025-07-31 · near Adger, Fairfield, South Carolina

Event narrative

Fairfield Electric Cooperative reported trees on powerlines on Ramsey Rd and on Adger St. Time estimated by radar.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough translating across the eastern seaboard combined with a surface frontal boundary moving through the Southeast resulted in a round of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Surface based CAPE values around 3000 J/kg along with remnant outflow boundary collisions resulted in a few storms to become strong, with 2 becoming severe.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1271362. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.