Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 3:55PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 12:55pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong showers and storms
along a line extending from near Marvin to 6 miles southeast of
Burtons Ferry Landing. Movement was northeast at 40 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...
Columbia, Sumter, West Columbia, Orangeburg, Cayce, Forest Acres,
Lancaster, Camden, Barnwell, Bamberg, Denmark, Bishopville,
Springdale, Dentsville, Oak Grove, South Sumter, Shaw Air Base, Lake
Wateree Dam, Brookdale, and St. Andrews.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 61 and 117.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 105 and 169.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 50.
Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 102.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Chesterfield; Fairfield; Kershaw; Lexington; Richland; Lee; Aiken; Sumter; Barnwell; Calhoun; Clarendon; Bamberg; Northern Lancaster; Southern Lancaster; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov