Thunderstorm Wind — Richland, South Carolina
2019-06-20 · near St Andrews, Richland, South Carolina
1
Direct deaths
65 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
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.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 823786. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.