Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
560 WWUS82 KCAE 242343 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 743 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 SCZ031-038-250015- Clarendon SC-Sumter SC- 743 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Clarendon and southwestern Sumter Counties through 815 PM EDT... At 743 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Millwood, or near Sumter, moving east at 15 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... Sumter, Manning, South Sumter, Shaw Air Base, Mulberry, Alcolu, Oakland, Millwood, Paxville, Cane Savannah, Brogdon, Lakewood, Privateer, Wedgewood, East Sumter, Cherryvale, and Stateburg. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 119 and 127. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3369 8021 3384 8061 3400 8050 3394 8010 TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 290DEG 14KT 3389 8040 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CJR