Thunderstorm Wind in Lee County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind March 21, 2017 · Lee County, South Carolina

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lee Co Sheriff's Dept reported trees down across the county, as well as power lines down in the town of Bishopville.

The wider storm

A frontal boundary stretched across the region, with warm and unstable air along and south of the boundary, combined with a strong upper level disturbance to produce severe thunderstorms that moved across the region, producing strong damaging wind and some hail.

Began near Bishopville (34.2200, -80.2500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 679788. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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