Thunderstorm Wind — Richland, South Carolina

2025-09-26 · near Cedar Creek, Richland, South Carolina

Event narrative

SCDPS reported trees and power lines down in the road near Monticello Rd.

Wider weather episode

An approaching mid-level trough provided sufficient lift across the region to produce some scattered strong-severe thunderstorms across the western and eastern SC midlands. Some modest wind shear thanks to the trough along with moderate instability helped produce a broken line of strong storms. While most reports were sub-severe, the strongest and most organized thunderstorm produced isolated tree and power line damage in Harbison State Forest.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294830. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.