Thunderstorm Wind in Barnwell County, South Carolina

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

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees down in the town of Elko. Time estimated.

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 Elko (33.3800, -81.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 888353. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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