


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
634 WWUS82 KCAE 010350 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 1150 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 SCZ031-038-010445- Clarendon SC-Sumter SC- 1150 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Clarendon and central Sumter Counties through 1245 AM EDT... At 1150 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Poinsett State Park, or 8 miles southwest of South Sumter, moving east at 25 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, Manning, South Sumter, Alcolu, Turbeville, Pinewood, Paxville, Cane Savannah, Brogdon, Foreston, Lakewood, Privateer, Gable, Wedgewood, and Shiloh. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 114 and 136. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3382 7992 3381 7995 3377 7999 3372 7997 3370 8000 3358 8006 3371 8054 3389 8050 3392 7996 3388 7994 3389 7988 TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 280DEG 20KT 3379 8043 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CRL