Thunderstorm Wind — Pickens, South Carolina
2019-07-18 · near Eastatoe, Pickens, South Carolina
2
Direct deaths
2
Injuries
$50K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
County comms reported strong thunderstorm winds caused a home under construction to collapse on Waterlake Dr, killing two workers, and injuring two others. Several trees and power lines were also blown down in the vicinity.
Wider weather episode
Scattered thunderstorms developed near the Georgia and South Carolina Blue Ridge during the afternoon and moved southeast. Some of the storms formed into small clusters and produced locally damaging wind gusts. One of these gusts resulted in fatalities in Pickens County.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 847952. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.