Thunderstorm Wind — Lee, South Carolina

2017-03-21 · near Bishopville, Lee, South Carolina

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 679788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.