Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Richland, SC
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What you need to know
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- Richland
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What is happening
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 647 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near SC State Fair Grounds, or near Forest Acres, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 647 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near SC State Fair Grounds, or near Forest Acres, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, McEntire Air Base, Arcadia Lakes, SC State Fair Grounds, Hopkins, Fort Jackson, Five Points, Horrel Hill, Woodfield, Olympia, Rosewood, Fort Jackson Wildcat Road, Cayce Riverwalk, and Fort Jackson Cantonment Area. This includes Interstate 77 between mile markers 3 and 15.
Lifecycle record
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 6:48PM EDT until August 13 at 7:30PM 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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