Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
729 WWUS82 KCAE 242256 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 656 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 SCZ021-022-028-242330- Fairfield SC-Richland SC-Kershaw SC- 656 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Fairfield, north central Richland and west central Kershaw Counties through 730 PM EDT... At 655 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Killian, or 9 miles southwest of Springdale, moving east at 5 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, Forest Acres, Dentsville, Woodfield, Sesquicentennial State Park, Lake Carolina, Villages at Sandhill, Fort Jackson, Killian, Blythewood, Ridgeway, Upper Richland Fire Station, Smallwood, and Cedar Creek Fire Station. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 73 and 79. Interstate 77 between mile markers 15 and 34. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3415 8113 3432 8105 3428 8078 3403 8089 TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 290DEG 6KT 3421 8101 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CJR