Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 14 at 2:38PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 14, 2026 - 11:38am
Expires:
June 14, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
At 238 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles west of Rose Hill State Park to near
Cross Hill to near Greenwood. Movement was east at 40 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...
Newberry, VC Summer Nuclear Station, Whitmire, Prosperity,
Jenkinsville, Newberry College, Monticello, Newberry County Airport,
Dreher Island State Park, Blair, Lake Greenwood, Little Mountain,
Pomaria, Silverstreet, Peak, US-176 and SC-
34 Crossroads, Henderson Island, Belfast Wildlife Management Area,
Chappells Fire Station, and Enoree Ranger District Office.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 62 and 89.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Newberry; Fairfield
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: