Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
433 WWUS82 KCAE 252243 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 643 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 SCZ029-031-252330- Sumter SC-Lee SC- 643 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Lee and northwestern Sumter Counties through 730 PM EDT... At 642 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oakland, or near Shaw Air Base, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Sumter, Sumter County Airport, Oakland, Dalzell, Dinkins Mill, Spring Hill, Rembert, Woodrow, and Stateburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3397 8033 3399 8061 3402 8061 3403 8060 3403 8061 3404 8060 3405 8061 3406 8061 3418 8040 TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 259DEG 11KT 3404 8057 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ SL