A closed upper low drifted toward the region into the early morning hours on 5/4 with an associated cold front slowly working through the area. This allowed a decaying line of convection to enter the area during the early morning hours with a couple wind damage reports.
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The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
A closed upper low drifted toward the region into the early morning hours on 5/4 with an associated cold front slowly working through the area. This allowed a decaying line of convection to enter the area during the early morning hours with a couple wind damage reports.
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:22 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Kershaw County fire reported a few downed trees and a flipped storage shed near Boonetown Rd and Old Georgetown Rd.
Social media images showing damage to chicken barns along Juniper Creek Rd off of Ehrhardt Rd west of Govan. Time estimated from radar.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1254562, 1254566.