Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
494 WWUS82 KCAE 051917 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 317 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 SCZ021-022-028-116-052015- Fairfield SC-Southern Lancaster SC-Richland SC-Kershaw SC- 317 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Fairfield, southwestern Lancaster, north central Richland and western Kershaw Counties through 415 PM EDT... At 317 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Winnsboro to Dentsville. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Wateree Should Seek Safe Harbor... HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Forest Acres, Camden, Winnsboro, Lake Wateree Dam, Dentsville, Arcadia Lakes, Lugoff, Fairfield County Airport, Villages at Sandhill, Liberty Hill, Elgin, Killian, Blackstock, Woodfield, Sesquicentennial State Park, Lake Carolina, Longtown, Lake Wateree State Park, and Blythewood. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 68 and 100. Interstate 77 between mile markers 16 and 50. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3460 8084 3424 8049 3401 8103 3457 8129 3454 8088 3457 8087 3460 8089 TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 228DEG 16KT 3440 8105 3409 8096 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CRL