Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
869 WWUS82 KCAE 041954 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 354 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 SCZ020-025>028-030-042045- Lexington SC-Aiken SC-Newberry SC-Richland SC-Saluda SC-Edgefield SC- 354 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Newberry, northeastern Edgefield, northwestern Lexington, Saluda, north central Aiken and west central Richland Counties through 445 PM EDT... At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Saluda County Airport to near Lexington. Movement was north at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Lexington, Irmo, Batesburg-Leesville, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Red Bank, St. Andrews, Saluda, Johnston, Ridge Spring, Dreher Island State Park, Saluda County Airport, Ballentine, Chapin, Pelion, Gilbert, Summit, Monetta, Ward, Cedar Grove Fire Station, and Saluda Co Sheriff`s Office. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 37 and 59. Interstate 26 between mile markers 96 and 103. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3415 8112 3380 8124 3379 8185 3417 8187 TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 190DEG 16KT 3395 8173 3399 8128 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ CAE