Thunderstorm Wind — Berkeley, South Carolina

2025-06-25 · near Bethera, Berkeley, South Carolina

Event narrative

A Berkeley County emergency manager reported a tree down and across Bethera Road near the intersection with Boggy Swamp Road.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms congealing north-northwest of the region eventually tracked south into the local area, encountering a highly unstable airmass displaying large downdraft CAPE and strong mid-level lapse rates, leading to severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail across Southeast South Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1279779. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.