Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 9:29PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 18, 2026 - 6:29pm
Expires:
August 18, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 929 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bowman, or 11 miles southeast of Brookdale, moving east at 20 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...
Holly Hill, Bowman, Elloree, Santee, Eutawville, Vance, Eautaw
Springs, Indian Bluff Recreation Park, Rocks Pond Campground and
Marina, Yonder Field, Blounts Landing, and Mill Creek Marina and
Campground.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 26 between mile markers 154 and 169.
Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 101.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Calhoun; Clarendon; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov