041
WWUS82 KCAE 132327
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
727 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
SCZ027-028-031-140000-
LEXINGTON SC-RICHLAND SC-SUMTER SC-
727 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
LEXINGTON, WEST CENTRAL SUMTER AND EAST CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES
THROUGH 800 PM EDT...
AT 726 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM OAK GROVE TO 8 MILES NORTH OF EASTOVER.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBIA, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE, FOREST ACRES, ST. ANDREWS, MCENTIRE
AIR BASE, DENTSVILLE, OAK GROVE, SOUTH CONGAREE, PINE RIDGE, ARCADIA
LAKES, EASTOVER, HOPKINS, COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HORREL
HILL, RIVERBANKS ZOO, SC STATE FARMER'S MARKET, WOODFIELD,
SESQUICENTENNIAL STATE PARK, AND COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 126 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 3.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 79.
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106 AND 119.
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 18.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THESE STORMS 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 3387 8045 3389 8121 3409 8111 3409 8074
3407 8072 3408 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 330DEG 8KT 3400 8113 3399 8067
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SL
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page