Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 6:16PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 3:16pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Lamar, or 11 miles southwest of Darlington, moving
east at 35 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...
Florence, Darlington, Timmonsville, Lamar, Quinby, Sardis, Mont
Clare, Mars Bluff, Darlington Raceway, Swift Creek, Cartersville,
Florence Darlington Technical College Main Campus, Francis Marion
University, Mechanicsville, Oats, Claussen, Floyd, Carolinas Hospital
System, Mcleod Regional Medical Center, and Carolinas Hospital System
- Cedar Tower.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 between mile markers 127 and 141.
Interstate 95 in South Carolina between mile markers 146 and 173.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Darlington; Florence
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender: