Lightning in Chester County, South Carolina

Lightning May 5, 2020 · Chester County, South Carolina

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported a 32-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning when getting out of his vehicle on York St.

The wider storm

For the second day in a row, thunderstorms, including severe severe storms developed across the mountains and in the vicinity of a stationary front and moved southeast across portions of upstate South Carolina from late afternoon into the evening. In addition to large hail and locally damaging winds, a couple of tornadoes developed across Chester County.

Began near Chester (34.7100, -81.2100).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Chester County EF1 Chester County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 895063. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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