Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 6 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 12:00pm
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Poinsett State Park, or 9 miles south of Shaw Air Base, moving east
at 15 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...
Sumter, South Sumter, Mulberry, Sumter County Airport, Millwood,
Poinsett State Park, Pinewood, Paxville, Cane Savannah, Oswego,
Brogdon, Lakewood, Privateer, Wedgewood, East Sumter, Cherryvale, and
Stateburg.
This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 113 and 116.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Lee; Sumter; Clarendon
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: