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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Columbia SC

632 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

 

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Lexington SC-Richland SC-

632 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026



...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central

Lexington and central Richland Counties through 700 PM EDT...



At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Columbia International University, or near St. Andrews, moving

southeast at 25 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

Columbia, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, St. Andrews, McEntire

Air Base, Dentsville, Arcadia Lakes, Hopkins, Villages at Sandhill,

Columbia International University, Horrel Hill, Killian, Harbison

State Forest, Riverbanks Zoo, Woodfield, Sesquicentennial State Park,

Lake Carolina, SC State Fair Grounds, and West Columbia Riverwalk.



This includes the following highways...

 Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.

 Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 64 and 84.

 Interstate 26 between mile markers 105 and 109, and between mile

markers 117 and 120.

 Interstate 77 between mile markers 1 and 23.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3399 8064 3390 8077 3383 8093 3385 8099

      3386 8100 3388 8100 3387 8104 3409 8115

      3414 8100 3421 8086 3418 8087 3407 8072

      3408 8071

TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 317DEG 23KT 3408 8104 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH



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CJR