Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
133 WWUS52 KCAE 091014 SVSCAE Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 614 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 GAC073-181-189-SCC037-065-091045- /O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-240509T1045Z/ McDuffie GA-Columbia GA-Lincoln GA-Edgefield SC-McCormick SC- 614 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MCDUFFIE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN EDGEFIELD AND SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK COUNTIES... At 614 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mistletoe State Park, or 17 miles north of Thomson, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Evans, Martinez, Edgefield, Lincolnton, Appling, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, Riverwood, Mistletoe State Park, Hamilton Branch State Park, Village Plaza Shopping Center, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Parksville, Scott`s Landing, Knox Scout Reservation, Double Branches, Wildwood Park, Westmont, New Hope, Riverside Park, and Evans Medical Center. This includes Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 192 and 195. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for east central Georgia. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent lightning. If on or near Lake Strom Thurmond move away from the water and take shelter! && LAT...LON 3363 8255 3364 8252 3366 8251 3365 8249 3373 8254 3385 8249 3383 8192 3354 8203 3347 8213 3360 8256 TIME...MOT...LOC 1014Z 265DEG 45KT 3371 8241 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ PL