Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 4:58PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 1:58pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Timmonsville, or 9 miles west of Florence, moving
southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and torrential rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Florence, Timmonsville, Lamar, Sardis, Effingham, Mars Bluff,
Cartersville, Francis Marion University, New Hope, Scranton, Coward,
Carolinas Hospital System, Mcleod Regional Medical Center, Carolinas
Hospital System - Cedar Tower, and Health South Rehabilitation
Hospital.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 between mile markers 126 and 141.
Interstate 95 in South Carolina between mile markers 146 and 163.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Darlington; Florence
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov