Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fairfield, SC; Lexington, SC; Newberry, SC +2 more
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At 417 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Jenkinsville to near Red Bank, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Irmo, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Prosperity,...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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At 417 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Jenkinsville to near Red Bank, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Irmo, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Prosperity, Ballentine, Dreher Island State Park, Chapin, Little Mountain, Peak, Cedar Grove Fire Station, South Shore Marina, Oswald Park, Bundrick Island, Putnam's Landing, White Rock, Rocky Point Recreation Area, Delmar, Hollow Creek Public Park, Melvin Park, Lighthouse Marina, and Lake Murray Marina. This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 83 and 102.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 4:18PM EDT until August 21 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 3:44PM EDT until August 21 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Columbia SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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