Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 22 at 7:35PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 4:35pm
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 734 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Newberry County Airport, or near Newberry, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Newberry, VC Summer Nuclear Station, Prosperity, Monticello, Newberry
County Airport, Blair, Newberry College, Little Mountain, Pomaria,
Peak, Newberry County Detention Center, US-176 and SC-
34 Crossroads, Henderson Island, Mid-
Carolina High School, Maybington Fire Station, and Bush River Fire
Station.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 68 and 89.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Newberry; Fairfield
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: