Thunderstorm Wind — Lancaster, South Carolina

2020-05-22 · near Crocketts Xrds, Lancaster, South Carolina

Event narrative

Broadcast media reported, and was later confirmed by county officials, that strong thunderstorm winds toppled a tree and power pole which fell onto a vehicle traveling on Small St near Springdale Rd, in the town of Springdale, and killed a 57-year-old male.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance moved east and interacted with a stationary front, producing a mesoscale convective system (MCS) which moved east across the northern Midlands of SC, producing widespread wind damage, with additional scattered severe thunderstorms developing across the Central Midlands of SC which produced hail and some wind damage. A fatality occurred in Lancaster Co SC when winds toppled a tree and a power pole which fell onto a vehicle.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 888317. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.