South Carolina Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 05/27/2026 12:48

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 27, 2026 - 12:48pm
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description: 
At 348 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Holly Hill, or 16 miles northeast of Saint George, moving northeast at 30 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... Manning, Holly Hill, Summerton, Santee Cooper Regional Airport, Santee, Eutawville, Vance, Rocks Pond Campground and Marina, Eautaw Springs, Indian Bluff Recreation Park, Davis Station, Blounts Landing, Mill Creek Marina and Campground, and Foreston. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 89 and 98, and between mile markers 109 and 114.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Clarendon; Southeastern Orangeburg
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov