Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 28 at 7:02PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 28, 2026 - 4:02pm
Expires:
June 28, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 702 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Eastover to 8 miles east of St. Matthews
to near Edisto Gardens. Movement was southeast 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...
Sumter, Orangeburg, Brookdale, South Sumter, St. Matthews, Summerton,
Bowman, Eastover, Elloree, Santee State Park, Claflin College, South
Carolina State University, Orangeburg County Airport, Millwood,
Poinsett State Park, Edisto Gardens, Santee, Pinewood, Cameron, and
Rowesville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 26 between mile markers 141 and 163.
Interstate 95 between mile markers 98 and 109.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Richland; Sumter; Calhoun; Clarendon; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov