Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Jenkinsville, SC ∙ Blair, SC ∙ Winnsboro Mills, SC ∙ Shelton, SC ∙ Winnsboro, SC ∙ Fairfield County Airport, SC ∙ White Oak, SC ∙ Rion, SC ∙ Monticello, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 539 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Fairfield County in central South Carolina... Southwestern Lancaster County in central South Carolina... Northeastern Newberry County in central South Carolina... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 536 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Blair, or 11 miles north of VC Summer Nuclear Station, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Winnsboro, VC Summer Nuclear Station, Fairfield County Airport, Monticello, Blair, Lake Wateree State Park, Ridgeway, Lebanon Fire Station, Henderson Island, Mitford, Fairfield County Detention Center, Rion, Winnsboro Mills, Fairfield Elementary School, Maybington Fire Station, Feasterville Fire Station, and White Oak. This includes Interstate 77 between mile markers 34 and 50. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3454 8090 3454 8088 3456 8087 3454 8086 3447 8085 3446 8088 3443 8085 3433 8084 3426 8123 3430 8144 3449 8149 3450 8142 3457 8142 TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 241DEG 24KT 3446 8138 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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