Thunderstorm Wind — Chester, South Carolina

2020-05-22 · near Evans, Chester, South Carolina

Event narrative

Highway dept reported trees blown down on Highway 321 at Sky Line Dr.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms moved into upstate South Carolina from northeast Georgia during the early afternoon and quickly intensified. Multiple reports of locally damaging wind gusts were received, and a weak tornado moved across Kings Mountain State Park and vicinity.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 896664. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.