Thunderstorm Wind in Laurens County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Laurens County, South Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing outages in Joanna and vicinity.

The wider storm

A line of showers and thunderstorms, with embedded strong-to-severe storms moved across upstate South Carolina through the morning into the early afternoon. Sporadic pockets of damaging wind gusts occurred, including an area of significant damage in Gaffney.

Began near Joanna (34.4100, -81.8200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1328445. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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