Thunderstorm Wind in Chester County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 5, 2020 · Chester County, South Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported multiple tree limbs blown down on power lines and at least a couple of trees down in the northern and eastern parts of Chester County.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms, including one supercell storm, developed during the evening in the vicinity of a stationary front draped across upstate South Carolina. The supercell storm produced a swath of large hail across Spartanburg County. A cluster of thunderstorms then moved into the upstate from northeast Georgia after midnight and produced locally damaging wind gusts.

Began near Lowrys (34.8000, -81.2400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 892893. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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