Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 9:51PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 6:51pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 950 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Calhoun Falls to near Mistletoe State Park
to 6 miles northeast of East Dublin. Movement was east at 30 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...
Aiken, North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Thomson, Waynesboro, Fort
Gordon, Augusta, Clearwater, Martinez, Belvedere, Edgefield,
Hephzibah, McCormick, Harlem, Johnston, Jackson, Lincolnton,
Midville, and Glendale.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 166 and 201.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 16.
Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15.
Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 23.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Lincoln; McDuffie; Columbia; Richmond; Burke; McCormick; Newberry; Edgefield; Saluda; Aiken
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: