Thunderstorm Wind — Lee, South Carolina

2019-04-19 · near Manville, Lee, South Carolina

Event narrative

Trees were downed along I-20 near the 114 mile marker.

Wider weather episode

Moderate to strong atmospheric instability and shear led to a line of showers and thunderstorms along a cold front, that moved east across the region during the afternoon, producing wind damage along with some embedded tornadoes.

NWS Storm Survey teams found that a total of 5 tornadoes occurred. Considerable thunderstorm downburst wind damage also occurred. A 3-year-old boy was killed when a large tree, that was downed by strong thunderstorm winds, fell onto his home near Sumter, SC.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 813635. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.