Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 10 at 5:33PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 10, 2026 - 2:33pm
Expires:
July 10, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 533 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
St. Matthews, or near Brookdale, moving east at 20 mph.
...Boaters on Lake Marion 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...
Orangeburg, Manning, Brookdale, St. Matthews, Holly Hill, Summerton,
Elloree, Alcolu, Santee State Park, Santee Cooper Regional Airport,
Claflin College, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg County
Airport, Edisto Gardens, Santee, Pinewood, Cameron, Eutawville,
Paxville, and Vance.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 26 between mile markers 142 and 163.
Interstate 95 between mile markers 89 and 127.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Sumter; Calhoun; Clarendon; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: