Strong Wind in Charleston, South Carolina

Strong Wind April 15, 2008 · Charleston, South Carolina

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 kt)

Deaths

Injuries

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

An oak tree that was 3 feet in diameter was knocked down by the wind, landing on a truck traveling on County Line Road off of Highway 165. The driver and a passenger in the vehicle were killed.

The wider storm

The combination of strong high pressure building into the region and an intensifying area of low pressure in the western Atlantic, resulted in very windy conditions across southern South Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 92980. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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