Thunderstorm Wind in Richland County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 20, 2019 · Richland County, South Carolina

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 61 year old man was killed when a tree, that was felled by thunderstorm winds, landed on him while he was in his backyard at his home on Columbia Ave in Columbia.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance and surface front combined with daytime heating, strong atmospheric instability and moderate deep layer shear to produce widespread severe thunderstorms that produced damaging winds.

A 61-year-old male was killed by a fallen tree in Columbia, SC.

Began near St Andrews (34.0232, -81.0498).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 823786. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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