High Wind — Pickens Mountains, South Carolina

2016-02-24 · Pickens Mountains, South Carolina

Wider weather episode

Very strong west/northwest winds developed across the mountains of South Carolina behind a cold front during the afternoon, and continued into the evening before diminishing. Numerous trees were blown down across the area, some of which fell on and took down power lines, resulting in scattered power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 618138. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.