Thunderstorm Wind — Barnwell, South Carolina

2019-06-20 · near Yenome, Barnwell, South Carolina

Event narrative

Trees down along Patterson Mill Rd. Time estimated.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (33.1700, -81.3800)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 823812. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.