Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
054 WWUS82 KCAE 051746 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 146 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 SCZ027-028-051830- Lexington SC-Richland SC- 146 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Lexington and west central Richland Counties through 230 PM EDT... At 145 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lexington, moving northeast at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray 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... Columbia, Lexington, Irmo, St. Andrews, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Red Bank, Ballentine, Columbia International University, Harbison State Forest, Chapin, Seven Oaks, Lighthouse Marina, Oswald Park, Lake Murray Marina, Shull Island, Bundrick Island, Putnam`s Landing, Siesta Cove Marina, White Rock, and Pine Island. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 49 and 55, and between mile markers 58 and 60. Interstate 26 between mile markers 91 and 106. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3410 8104 3390 8130 3398 8145 3421 8132 TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 214DEG 16KT 3399 8132 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CRL