Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 26 at 3:41PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 26, 2026 - 12:41pm
Expires:
June 26, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
At 341 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Oakland, or near Shaw Air Base, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Sumter, South Sumter, Shaw Air Base, Eastover, Oakland, Mulberry,
Sumter County Airport, Millwood, Mayesville, Cane Savannah, Dalzell,
Dinkins Mill, Manville, Spring Hill, Boykin, Wedgewood, Wateree River
Correctional Institution, Cherryvale, Stateburg, and Woodrow.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers
117 and 120.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Kershaw; Richland; Lee; Sumter
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: