Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 26 at 3:04PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 26, 2026 - 12:04pm
Expires:
May 26, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
At 304 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Oakland to 7 miles south of Poinsett State
Park. Movement was northeast 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, Shaw Air Base, Mulberry, Oakland, Sumter County
Airport, Millwood, Poinsett State Park, Pinewood, Paxville, Cane
Savannah, Dalzell, Dinkins Mill, Lakewood, Privateer, Wedgewood, East
Sumter, Cherryvale, Stateburg, and Woodrow.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Richland; Lee; Sumter; Calhoun; Clarendon
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov