Thunderstorm Wind in Kershaw County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 20, 1996 · Kershaw County, South Carolina

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

Death

$18K

Damage as recorded

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

The wider storm

TREES AND POWERLINES WERE TAKEN DOWN BY A STORM JUST NORTH OF BETHUNE ON HIGHWAY 341. THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A TRAFFIC RELATED ACCIDENT AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THEY LOST CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE IN AN INTENSE DOWNBURST OF RAIN ALSO ON HIGHWAY 341.

Began near Bethune (34.4500, -80.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5570178. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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