Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
519 WWUS82 KCAE 251848 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 248 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 SCZ022-116-251930- Southern Lancaster SC-Kershaw SC- 248 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Lancaster and northern Kershaw Counties through 330 PM EDT... At 248 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Westville, or 8 miles north of Lake Wateree Dam, moving east at 15 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Wateree Should Seek Safe Harbor... 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... Kershaw, Cassatt, Westville, Liberty Hill, Mt Pisgah, Bethune, North Central High School, Dekalb, Lake Wateree near Highway 97, and Midway Elementary School. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3434 8035 3434 8037 3430 8036 3431 8038 3429 8044 3436 8078 3438 8077 3441 8078 3441 8082 3443 8085 3456 8082 3456 8038 3449 8033 TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 278DEG 15KT 3445 8068 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ BC