Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 22 at 4:03PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 1:03pm
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Horrel Hill, or near McEntire Air Base, moving east at 25 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...
Columbia, Sumter, Camden, McEntire Air Base, Shaw Air Base,
Dentsville, Oakland, Horrel Hill, Woodfield, Sesquicentennial State
Park, Fort Jackson, Sumter County Airport, Goodale State Park,
Lugoff, Dalzell, Dinkins Mill, Spring Hill, Fort Jackson Wildcat
Road, Boykin, and Wateree River Correctional Institution.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 75 and 110.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 15 and 18.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Kershaw; Richland; Lee; Sumter
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: