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Thunderstorm Wind in Richland County, South Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind March 12, 2026 · Richland County, South Carolina
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Town of Blythewood shared photos of damaged amphitheater cover, with metal sheeting blown off. Time estimated by radar.
The wider storm
A southern stream shortwave phased with a digging northern stream upper trough over the OH/TN valleys the night of 3/11 into the morning of 3/12 bringing a strongly forced system into the forecast area. The environment ahead of this system was characterized by sufficient instability with MLCAPE values around 500 J/kg, 0-1km SRH values of 100-200 m2s2 and 0-6km shear of 60 knots. This environment combined with strong forcing supported a QLCS line that moved across the forecast area during the morning hours. Several damaging wind reports and a few tornadoes occurred.
Began near Blythewood (34.2164, -80.9707).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1315014. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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