Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 2:46PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 11:46am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Jackson, or 9 miles southeast of Clearwater, 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...
Aiken, Aiken Mall, New Ellenton, Jackson, USC Aiken, Aiken Municipal
Airport, Citizens Park, Gloverville, Augusta Regional Airport, Aiken
State Park, Burnettown, Windsor, Audubon's Silver Bluff Sanctuary,
Hopeland Gardens, New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam Park, Savannah River
Site Badge Office, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Redcliffe Plantation
State Historic Site, Boyd Pond Park, and Beech Island.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 23
and 28.
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; Aiken
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: