Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 4:55PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:55pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 454 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of heavy showers
and embedded storms along a line extending from near Wadesboro to
Ruffin. Movement was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Sumter, Cheraw, Manning, Bishopville, South Sumter, Shaw Air Base,
Chesterfield, Holly Hill, Branchville, Summerton, Bowman, Elloree,
Oakland, Santee State Park, Mulberry, Cheraw State Park, Alcolu,
Northeastern Technical College, Woods Bay State Park, and Cassatt.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 103 and 125.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 153 and 169.
Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 146.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Chesterfield; Kershaw; Richland; Lee; Sumter; Calhoun; Clarendon; Bamberg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: