Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 5:27PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 18, 2026 - 2:27pm
Expires:
September 18, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 526 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Chesterfield to near Andrew Jackson State
Park. Movement was southwest at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lancaster, Springdale, Indian Land, Waxhaw, Pageland, Kershaw,
Chesterfield, Elgin, Heath Springs, Liberty Hill, Andrew Jackson
State Park, Westville, USC Lancaster, Irwin, Cheraw Municipal
Airport, Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge, Van Wyck, Mt Pisgah,
Buford, and Northeastern Technical College.
This includes Interstate 77 between mile markers 46 and 51.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Chesterfield; Fairfield; Kershaw; Northern Lancaster; Southern Lancaster
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov