Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 21 at 3:59AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 21, 2025 - 12:59am
Expires:
May 21, 2025 - 1:45am
Description:
At 359 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dreher Island State Park, or 12 miles south of Newberry, moving east
at 45 mph.
...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor...
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, Lexington, West Columbia, Irmo, St. Andrews, Highway 6 at
Lake Murray Dam, Oak Grove, Prosperity, Columbia International
University, Harbison State Forest, Riverbanks Zoo, West Columbia
Riverwalk, Dreher Island State Park, Ballentine, Five Points, Chapin,
Little Mountain, Peak, Cedar Grove Fire Station, and South Shore
Marina.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 59 and 70.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 84 and 110.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Newberry; Fairfield; Saluda; Lexington; Richland
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC