Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Tradesville, SC ∙ Kershaw, SC ∙ Elgin, SC ∙ Jefferson, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 610 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Lancaster County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Chesterfield County in central South Carolina... North central Kershaw County in central South Carolina... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 610 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lancaster, moving east at 20 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... Lancaster, Kershaw, Elgin, Heath Springs, Mt Pisgah, Buford, Jefferson, Tradesville, Camp Creek Fire Station, Antioch, Kirk Air Base, Forty Acre Rock Preserve, Taxahaw, Pleasant Hill, Kershaw Correctional Institution, Bear Creek Park, McDonald Green Elementary School, and Lancaster Mill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3467 8080 3479 8070 3474 8032 3446 8044 TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 289DEG 17KT 3471 8071 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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