Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 29 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 29, 2025 - 4:15pm
Expires:
May 29, 2025 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 714 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Timmonsville to near Friendfield to Kingstree.
Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Florence, Lake City, Kingstree, Timmonsville, Johnsonville, Pamplico,
Quinby, Blue Brick, Mars Bluff, Cades, Poston, Brittons Neck,
Gresham, New Hope, Hyman, Effingham, Hannah, Francis Marion
University, Claussen, and Friendfield.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 near mile marker 141.
Interstate 95 in South Carolina between mile markers 151 and 163.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Florence; Marion; Williamsburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC