Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 3 at 11:01PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 3, 2025 - 8:01pm
Expires:
May 3, 2025 - 8:45pm
Description:
At 1101 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Killian, or near Dentsville, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Columbia, Forest Acres, Winnsboro, Lake Wateree Dam, Dentsville,
Arcadia Lakes, Fairfield County Airport, Westville, Villages at
Sandhill, Liberty Hill, Killian, Sesquicentennial State Park, Lake
Carolina, Longtown, Lake Wateree State Park, Elgin, Woodfield,
Lugoff, Blythewood, and Ridgeway.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 71 and 75.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 17 and 50.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Fairfield; Kershaw; Richland; Southern Lancaster
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC