Thunderstorm Wind in Laurens County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 22, 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

County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across the southeern half of Laurens County.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed across the South Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon and early evening in association with a stalled front. Several of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.

Began near Waterloo (34.3640, -82.0770).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1341449. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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