High Wind — Northern Pickens, South Carolina

2001-03-06 · Northern Pickens, South Carolina

Wider weather episode

Low pressure developed off the mid-Atlantic and steadily strengthened as it crept northward up the Atlantic seaboard. As the storm grew stronger, the pressure gradient increase over the region resulted in very high winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5237803. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.