Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
291 WWUS82 KCAE 251632 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 1232 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-251730- McDuffie GA-Lincoln GA-Columbia GA-McCormick SC- 1232 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of McDuffie, Columbia, Lincoln and McCormick Counties through 130 PM EDT... At 1232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Elberton to near White Plains. Movement was southeast at 40 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... Thomson, McCormick, Harlem, Lincolnton, Appling, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, Elijah Clark State Park, Mistletoe State Park, Wrightsboro, Hamilton Branch State Park, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Mccormick County Airport, Thomson-McDuffie County Airport, Lake Strom Thurmond, Bobby Brown State Park, Dearing, Parksville, Plum Branch, Bordeaux, and Arties Pond Public Fishing Area. This includes Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 166 and 188. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3365 8258 3365 8249 3398 8265 3396 8257 3402 8259 3408 8248 3406 8233 3397 8230 3402 8225 3397 8218 3398 8206 3395 8207 3393 8216 3383 8212 3376 8217 3369 8216 3337 8226 3331 8235 3336 8255 3360 8265 TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 301DEG 37KT 3412 8283 3343 8311 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ BC