Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 28 at 5:57PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 28, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires:
June 28, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Jenkinsville, or near VC Summer Nuclear Station, moving southeast at
25 mph.
...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor...
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, Lexington, Irmo, St. Andrews, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam,
VC Summer Nuclear Station, Ballentine, Columbia International
University, Jenkinsville, Harbison State Forest, Chapin, Little
Mountain, Peak, Seven Oaks, Lighthouse Marina, Lake Murray Marina,
Shull Island, Bundrick Island, Putnam's Landing, and White Rock.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 26 between mile markers 85 and 106.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 22 and 23.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Newberry; Fairfield; Lexington; Richland
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: