Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 11 at 6:41PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 11, 2026 - 3:41pm
Expires:
June 11, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 640 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Red Bank, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Lexington, Cayce, Red Bank, Oak Grove, South Congaree, Pine Ridge,
Gaston, SC State Farmer's Market, Columbia Metro Airport, Sandy Run,
Swansea, Pelion, New Zion, Lexington County Airport At Pelion,
Lexington Acres Pond, Peachtree Rock, Edmund, Silver Lake, Barr Lake,
and Dixiana.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 47 and 57.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 113 and 129.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 4.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Lexington; Richland; Calhoun; Northwestern Orangeburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: