Thunderstorm Wind — Chester, South Carolina

2020-01-11 · near Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported numerous trees blown down near Highway 9 in western Chester County, including on Baton Rouge Rd, West Chester School Rd, and Slick Rock Rd. Trees were down on a couple of structures in this area.

Wider weather episode

Multiple lines of thunderstorms developed across the western Carolinas in advance of a cold front during the late afternoon and evening. Some of these lines produced swaths of wind damage along with brief, weak tornadoes across Upstate South Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871154. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.