South Carolina Strawberry Festival delayed by severe weather

The town of Fort Mill announced the festival, in its 13th year, will now start on Saturday, May 7. The decision was made to delay the start due to a forecast with strong storms, gusty winds and lightning for the Carolinas on Friday. 

Town Manager David Broom said they were taking every precaution to protect all festival guests and vendors. 

“Our first consideration is to protect the participants and visitors,” Broom said in a statement. “Weather projections have been steadily indicating gusty winds that could be an issue for some vendors with their merchandise and tents, and of course cloud to ground lightning is dangerous for all.”

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