Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
996 WWUS82 KCAE 302105 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 505 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 SCZ022-028-029-031-302145- Richland SC-Sumter SC-Kershaw SC-Lee SC- 505 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Lee, northwestern Sumter, east central Richland and southeastern Kershaw Counties through 545 PM EDT... At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lugoff to near McEntire Air Base. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. 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, Sumter, Camden, Bishopville, McEntire Air Base, South Sumter, Shaw Air Base, Eastover, Lugoff, Oakland, Cassatt, Mulberry, Sumter County Airport, Millwood, Goodale State Park, Bethune, Cane Savannah, Lucknow, Dalzell, and Dinkins Mill. This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 89 and 117. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3384 8029 3387 8082 3426 8070 3444 8033 3439 8029 3436 8029 3434 8026 3432 8024 TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 234DEG 17KT 3424 8066 3389 8077 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ SL