781  
WWUS52 KCAE 291333  
SVSCAE  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
833 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
SCC081-291343-  
/O.CAN.KCAE.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-241229T1345Z/  
SALUDA SC-  
833 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SALUDA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH  
CAROLINA.  
 
LAT...LON 3405 8141 3417 8150 3429 8131 3412 8119  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1333Z 234DEG 46KT 3417 8139  
 

 
 
SCC039-063-071-079-291345-  
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-241229T1345Z/  
FAIRFIELD SC-NEWBERRY SC-LEXINGTON SC-RICHLAND SC-  
833 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EST FOR  
SOUTHWESTERN FAIRFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN NEWBERRY...NORTHWESTERN  
LEXINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES...  
 
AT 833 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR DREHER ISLAND STATE PARK, OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VC  
SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
BALLENTINE AROUND 840 AM EST.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
LIGHTHOUSE MARINA, LITTLE MOUNTAIN, CHAPIN, LAKE MURRAY MARINA,  
FAIRVIEW FIRE STATION, PUTNAM'S LANDING, WHITE ROCK, PEAK, MELVIN  
PARK, AND ROCKY POINT RECREATION AREA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 85 AND 99.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A  
VEHICLE, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3405 8141 3417 8150 3429 8131 3412 8119  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1333Z 234DEG 46KT 3417 8139  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
MG  
 
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