Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 2:16PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 11:16am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
At 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Waynesboro, moving northeast at 45 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...
Waynesboro, Hephzibah, Jackson, McBean, Augusta Regional Airport,
Shell Bluff Landing, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Audubon's Silver
Bluff Sanctuary, New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam Park, Beech Island,
Savannah River Site H Canyon, and Bennock Mill.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Richmond; Burke; Aiken
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: