Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 8:19PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 5:19pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 818 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Lancaster to Mt Pisgah to near Bishopville.
Movement was northeast at 60 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...
Lancaster, Cheraw, Bishopville, Indian Land, Waxhaw, Pageland,
Kershaw, Chesterfield, Elgin, Heath Springs, Andrew Jackson State
Park, Cheraw State Park, USC Lancaster, Irwin, Northeastern Technical
College, Cassatt, Cheraw Municipal Airport, Lee State Park, Carolina
Sandhills Wildlife Refuge, and Van Wyck.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers
115 and 124.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Chesterfield; Kershaw; Lee; Northern Lancaster; Southern Lancaster
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: