Special Weather Statement for Lee; Sumter; Clarendon
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What is happening
At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near South Sumter, moving north at 15 mph. 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... Sumter, South Sumter, Alcolu,...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Bulletin details
At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near South Sumter, moving north at 15 mph. 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... Sumter, South Sumter, Alcolu, Elliott, Mulberry, Sumter County Airport, Millwood, Mayesville, Lynchburg, Cane Savannah, Manville, Brogdon, Woodrow, Ashwood, Oswego, Lakewood, Privateer, East Sumter, St. Charles, and Gable. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 111 and 119. Interstate 95 between mile markers 120 and 146.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 2:24PM 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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