Thunderstorm Wind — Lee, South Carolina

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

55 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Media relayed photo, via social media, of a tree down on a house in Bishopville.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (34.2200, -80.2500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 813636. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.