An area of high pressure ridging down the eastern seaboard, along with an area of low pressure offshore the southern SC coast, combined to produce a tight surface pressure gradient over the region, which resulted in gradient wind gusts up to around 40 mph at times, resulting in some tree damage in Lexington, SC.
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The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
An area of high pressure ridging down the eastern seaboard, along with an area of low pressure offshore the southern SC coast, combined to produce a tight surface pressure gradient over the region, which resulted in gradient wind gusts up to around 40 mph at times, resulting in some tree damage in Lexington, SC.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A report and photo, received via social media, revealed that an ornamental pear tree split in a yard near Whiteford Way and Saddlebrook traffic circle in Lexington. Time estimated.
Lexington, SC PD reported and provided a photo, via social media, of a tree that fell onto S. Lake Dr (SC Hwy 6) near the bridge over Twelve Mile Creek. Time estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, May 2023
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1089856, 1089857.