Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 3:14PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 25, 2026 - 12:14pm
Expires:
May 25, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
McBean, or 8 miles north of Waynesboro, moving north at 35 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...
North Augusta, Evans, Augusta, Martinez, Clearwater, Hephzibah,
Jackson, Glendale, South Augusta, Midtown, Summerville, Augusta Mall,
Daniel Field, McBean, Augusta Regional Airport, Village Plaza
Shopping Center, Augusta National Golf Club, West End Augusta, New
Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam Park, and Glenn Hills.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 195 and 198.
Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15.
Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 17.
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:
Columbia; Richmond; Burke; Aiken
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov