Special Weather Statement for Calhoun; Clarendon; Central Orangeburg +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Calhoun, Central Orangeburg, Clarendon, Southeastern Orangeburg
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What is happening
At 544 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Brookdale to near Santee State Park. Movement was east at 5 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree...
What the bulletin says to do
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. If on or near Lake Marion, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 544 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Brookdale to near Santee State Park. Movement was east at 5 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion 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... Orangeburg, Brookdale, Summerton, Elloree, Santee State Park, Santee, Cameron, Eutawville, Vance, Poplar Creek Landing, St. Paul, Stumphole Landing, Rocks Pond Campground and Marina, Yonder Field, Wilkinson Heights, Eautaw Springs, Indian Bluff Recreation Park, Blounts Landing, and Mill Creek Marina and Campground. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 between mile markers 147 and 160. Interstate 95 between mile markers 90 and 109.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 5:44PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
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Source and limitations
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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