Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
102 WWUS82 KCAE 302157 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 557 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 SCZ022-027-028-031-037-302245- Lexington SC-Calhoun SC-Richland SC-Sumter SC-Kershaw SC- 557 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Calhoun, central Lexington, northwestern Sumter, eastern Richland and southwestern Kershaw Counties through 645 PM EDT... At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lugoff to Forest Acres to 6 miles northeast of Batesburg-Leesville. Movement was southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Sumter, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, Oak Grove, Shaw Air Base, McEntire Air Base, Red Bank, Dentsville, St. Andrews, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, Arcadia Lakes, Eastover, Lugoff, Oakland, and Sesquicentennial State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 40 and 63, and between mile markers 75 and 94. Interstate 26 between mile markers 108 and 127. Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 16. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3381 8074 3373 8137 3397 8153 3399 8151 3405 8097 3425 8071 3404 8036 TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 320DEG 11KT 3419 8070 3402 8095 3397 8144 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ BC