Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 6 at 3:38PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 6, 2026 - 12:38pm
Expires:
September 6, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
At 338 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lake Carolina, or 9 miles southeast of Springdale, moving southeast
at 15 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, Forest Acres, Camden, Dentsville, Arcadia Lakes, Lugoff,
Woodfield, Sesquicentennial State Park, Lake Carolina, Villages at
Sandhill, Fort Jackson, Elgin, Horrel Hill, Killian, Blythewood, Fort
Jackson Wildcat Road, Boykin, Fort Jackson McCrady Training Center,
Pine Grove Fire Station, and Cedar Creek Fire Station.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 70 and 97.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 12 and 29.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central South Carolina.
Area Description:
Kershaw; Richland
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov