Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Blythewood, SC ∙ Lugoff, SC ∙ Ridgeway, SC ∙ Westville, SC ∙ Wateree Lake, SC ∙ Arcadia Lakes, SC ∙ Liberty Hill, SC ∙ Elgin, SC ∙ State Park, SC ∙ Woodfield, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 237 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Fairfield County in central South Carolina... Southwestern Lancaster County in central South Carolina... North central Richland County in central South Carolina... Western Kershaw County in central South Carolina... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 237 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Killian, or 7 miles northwest of Dentsville, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Columbia, Forest Acres, Camden, Lake Wateree Dam, Dentsville, Arcadia Lakes, Lugoff, Westville, Villages at Sandhill, Liberty Hill, Elgin, Killian, Woodfield, Sesquicentennial State Park, Lake Carolina, Longtown, Lake Wateree State Park, Blythewood, Ridgeway, and North Towne Square Shopping Center. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 71 and 77. Interstate 77 between mile markers 16 and 39. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3463 8082 3436 8046 3403 8097 3418 8114 TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 226DEG 30KT 3417 8101 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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