


Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
285 WUUS52 KCAE 161329 SVRCAE SCC009-011-017-027-061-075-079-085-161445- /O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0006.250216T1329Z-250216T1445Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 829 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lee County in central South Carolina... Calhoun County in central South Carolina... Clarendon County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Barnwell County in central South Carolina... Bamberg County in central South Carolina... Sumter County in central South Carolina... Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 945 AM EST. * At 827 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bishopville to near Ulmer, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Numerous reports of downed trees from trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Sumter, Orangeburg, Manning, Bamberg, Denmark, Bishopville, South Sumter, Shaw Air Base, McEntire Air Base, Brookdale, St. Matthews, Holly Hill, Branchville, Summerton, Bowman, Eastover, Elloree, Oakland, Santee State Park, and Mulberry. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 109 and 125. Interstate 26 between mile markers 131 and 169. Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 146. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3377 7999 3350 8010 3345 8022 3330 8025 3326 8043 3333 8051 3313 8089 3306 8090 3310 8094 3303 8108 3312 8119 3311 8134 3376 8093 3387 8091 3437 8018 3423 8011 3415 8015 3400 7990 3395 7998 3388 7988 TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 290DEG 39KT 3429 8022 3309 8127 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MG