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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
253 PM EDT MON APR 22 2024
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0403 PM TSTM WND GST 1 WNW YORK 35.00N 81.25W
04/20/2024 E90 MPH YORK SC NWS STORM SURVEY
AN INTENSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IMPACTED
PORTIONS OF YORK COUNTY ON THE AFTERNOON OF
SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH. THIS STORM PRODUCED A
SWATH OF EXTENSIVE WIND DAMAGE EXTENDING
FROM THE CITY OF YORK TO THE CITY OF ROCK
HILL AND CONTINUING TO THE LANCASTER COUNTY
LINE. WINDS WITHIN THIS CORRIDOR WERE
ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 70-90 MPH, WHICH
DOWNED LARGE NUMBERS OF TREES AND POWER
LINES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED TO A
NUMBER OF RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES
INCLUDING COLLAPSED GAS STATION CANOPIES,
ROOF DAMAGE, BLOWN OUT WINDOWS, AND
FACADE/SIDING DAMAGE. THE STORM ALSO
PRODUCED VERY LARGE HAIL RANGING FROM 2-2.75
INCHES (HEN EGG TO BASEBALL SIZE). THE
COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND VERY LARGE
HAIL RESULTED IN WIND-DRIVEN HAIL THAT
FURTHER EXACERBATED DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES,
VEHICLES AND TREES.
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