Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
719 WWUS52 KCAE 251725 SVSCAE Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 125 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 GAC073-181-SCC065-251745- /O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-240525T1745Z/ Columbia GA-Lincoln GA-McCormick SC- 125 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN COLUMBIA...LINCOLN AND MCCORMICK COUNTIES... At 124 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lincolnton, or 16 miles east of Washington, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... McCormick, Lincolnton, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Elijah Clark State Park, Mistletoe State Park, Mccormick County Airport, Hamilton Branch State Park, Parksville, Plum Branch, Bordeaux, Winfield, Modoc, Scott`s Landing, Knox Scout Reservation, Double Branches, Curry Hill, Wildwood Park, Modoc Boat Ramp, and Eubank-Blanchard Community Center. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Persons in campgrounds should seek shelter until this storm passes. Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent lightning. If on or near Lake Strom Thurmond move away from the water and take shelter! && LAT...LON 3379 8257 3396 8254 3401 8231 3397 8230 3402 8225 3402 8224 3397 8218 3398 8205 3395 8205 3393 8216 3383 8212 3373 8218 3363 8210 3358 8210 3360 8242 3365 8243 3364 8248 TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 275DEG 20KT 3378 8246 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BC