Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 21 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 21, 2026 - 5:30pm
Expires:
March 21, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 829 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Union to Rose Hill State Park to near
Cross Hill to near Cokesbury. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Newberry, VC Summer Nuclear Station, Saluda, Whitmire, Prosperity,
Jenkinsville, Newberry College, Monticello, Newberry County Airport,
Dreher Island State Park, Blair, Lake Greenwood, Little Mountain,
Pomaria, Silverstreet, Peak, Lebanon Fire Station, Saluda Co
Sheriff's Office, US-176 and SC-34 Crossroads, and Good Hope.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 62 and 88.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Newberry; Fairfield; Saluda
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov