... Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Lincoln...
Edgefield... Fairfield... Kershaw... Lee... Lexington... McCormick...
Newberry... Richland... Saluda... Sumter... Clarendon and Orangeburg
counties through 530 PM EDT...
At 444 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms... across the northern Savannah River
valley... and across the northern and eastern midlands. The
individual thunderstorms are moving east to northeast at 30 mph.
Some locations that may be affected include...
Oakland... Bishopville... Camden... Dentsville... Irmo... Lugoff...
Manning... McCormick... Millwood... Mulberry... Newberry... Prosperity...
Saluda... South Sumter... Summerton... Sumter... Whitmire... Winnsboro and
Lincolnton...
Prepare now for the possibility of the following hazards...
gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph...
pea size hail...
frequent cloud to ground lightning...
torrential rain which may produce localized flooding...
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Thunderstorms pose a variety of threats to boaters on area lakes.
Your best course of action during a thunderstorm is to seek safe
Harbor. If you are caught in the Open Lake waters... stay below
deck... and if possible... away from ungrounded metal objects.
Intense lightning is occurring with this storm. If outdoors... stay
away from isolated high objects such as trees. Move indoors if
possible.
Report large hail... damaging winds or flooding to your County
sheriff... or use
www.Facebook.Com/US.Nationalweatherservice.Columbia.Gov to relay
severe weather reports. &&
Lat... Lon 3408 8247 3407 8233 3398 8230 3396 8202
3413 8188 3430 8190 3453 8165 3445 8154
3452 8143 3449 8068 3435 8017 3416 8015
3402 7994 3383 7990 3354 8007 3328 8041
3391 8054 3408 8097 3374 8255 3397 8265
time... Mot... loc 2049z 214deg 24kt 3417 8189 3424 8092
3396 8027 3344 8019
