Thunderstorm Wind in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 22, 2020 · Lancaster County, South Carolina

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Crocketts Xrds (34.6940, -80.7888).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 888317. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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