985  
WWUS72 KCAE 061255  
NPWCAE  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
755 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026  
 
SCZ016-021-022-028-029-031-035-037-038-041-115-116-135>137-062100-  
/O.EXT.KCAE.ZF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260206T1400Z/  
/O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0002.260207T0000Z-260207T1800Z/  
CHESTERFIELD-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-BARNWELL-  
CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-  
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN  
ORANGEBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, LANCASTER MILL, LANCASTER,  
BOWMAN, SUMMERTON, BARNWELL, BLACKVILLE, CAROLINA COMMONS  
SHOPPING CENTER, BRANCHVILLE, SANTEE, CAMDEN, DENMARK, WINNSBORO  
MILLS, WILLISTON, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK, NORTH, ST. MATTHEWS,  
CHERAW, SPRINGFIELD, BISHOPVILLE, BAMBERG, INDIAN LAND, ELLOREE,  
EUTAWVILLE, LUGOFF, ELGIN, ORANGEBURG, BROOKDALE, PAGELAND, HOLLY  
HILL, SUMTER, MANNING, SPRINGDALE, WINNSBORO, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND  
GLEN, VAN WYCK, AND NEESES  
755 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026  
   
..FREEZING FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1  
PM EST SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FREEZING FOG ADVISORY, VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE  
OR LESS IN FREEZING FOG. FOR THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY, NORTHWEST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FREEZING FOG ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
FOR THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY, FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST  
SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON AREA LAKES WILL CREATE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. LOW VISIBILITY COULD MAKE  
DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND  
OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG WINDS  
AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.  
 
IF DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS, AND LEAVE PLENTY OF  
DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.  
 
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE  
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN  
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND  
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.  
 

 
 

 
 
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-020-025>027-030-062100-  
/O.CON.KCAE.LW.Y.0002.260207T0000Z-260207T1800Z/  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-  
EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-AIKEN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLARKS HILL, MCCORMICK, RIDGE SPRING,  
SALUDA, MURPHYS ESTATES, CAYCE, LINCOLNTON, WEST COLUMBIA, NORTH  
AUGUSTA, THOMSON, WAYNESBORO, NEWBERRY, MARTINEZ, AUGUSTA,  
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, EDGEFIELD, AIKEN, SEVEN OAKS, JOHNSTON, OAK  
GROVE, EVANS, LEXINGTON, AND RED BANK  
755 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2026  
 
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1  
PM EST SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH  
CAROLINA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH WAVES ON AREA LAKES WILL CREATE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE STRONG WINDS  
AND ROUGH WAVES CAN OVERTURN SMALL CRAFT.  
 

 
 

 
 
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