Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 13 at 5:26PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 13, 2026 - 2:26pm
Expires:
June 13, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Eastern Lake Marion, or 15 miles south of Manning, moving east at 5
mph.
...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor...
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...
Summerton, Santee Cooper Regional Airport, and St. Paul.
This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 102 and 109.
Instruction:
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
If on or near Lake Marion, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Clarendon
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: