Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
526 WWUS82 KCAE 142325 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 725 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 GAZ040-SCZ018-150015- Lincoln GA-McCormick SC- 725 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Lincoln and northwestern McCormick Counties through 815 PM EDT... At 725 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Nancy Hart State Park, or 14 miles north of Washington, moving east at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond 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... Lake Strom Thurmond, Willington, Gill`s Point, Mount Carmel Park, Bordeaux, Hester`s Ferry Campground, Chennault, Mount Carmel, Leroy`s Ferry Recreation Area, and Long Cane Creek Picnic Area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. && LAT...LON 3398 8264 3397 8263 3398 8261 3396 8257 3399 8257 3402 8259 3407 8253 3407 8251 3408 8248 3391 8235 3386 8257 3387 8258 3386 8260 3398 8265 TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 256DEG 19KT 3394 8271 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DCM