580
WWUS82 KCAE 090443
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1243 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
SCZ018-025-026-090515-
MCCORMICK SC-SALUDA SC-EDGEFIELD SC-
1243 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN EDGEFIELD,
SOUTHWESTERN SALUDA AND NORTHEASTERN MCCORMICK COUNTIES THROUGH 115
AM EDT...
AT 1242 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES EAST OF MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT, OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF
GREENWOOD, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, SALUDA COUNTY AIRPORT, STROM THURMOND HIGH
SCHOOL, CLEORA, GOOD HOPE, PLEASANT LANE, AND NORTHSIDE FIRE STATION
MAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3397 8217 3399 8215 3398 8205 3395 8204
3396 8202 3399 8199 3404 8195 3406 8194
3409 8181 3382 8177 3378 8198 3383 8217
3398 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 263DEG 19KT 3393 8209
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page