Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 5:09PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 30, 2026 - 2:09pm
Expires:
May 30, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 508 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dreher Island State Park, or 12 miles southwest of VC Summer Nuclear
Station, moving southeast at 5 mph.
...Boaters on Lake Murray 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...
Dreher Island State Park, Chapin, Little Mountain, Lighthouse Marina,
South Shore Marina, Oswald Park, Shull Island, Lake Murray Marina,
Fairview Fire Station, Putnam's Landing, Siesta Cove Marina, Rocky
Point Recreation Area, Hollow Creek Public Park, and Melvin Park.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Lake Murray, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Newberry; Lexington; Richland
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov