Special Weather Statement
NWS Columbia SC ยท US
Details
A Strong Thunderstorm Will Impact Portions Of Northwestern Calhoun, Central Lexington And Central Richland Counties Through 430 PM EDT
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Execute
Description
Overview
At 406 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pine Ridge, or over Cayce, moving southwest at 15 mph.
Hazard
Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Oak Grove, Red Bank, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, SC State Farmer's Market, Columbia Metro Airport, SC State Fair Grounds, West Columbia Riverwalk, Olympia, Peachtree Rock, Cayce Riverwalk, Edmund, Silver Lake, Guignard Park, Barr Lake, and Dixiana. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 51 and 58. Interstate 26 between mile markers 110 and 121. Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 5.
Instructions
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. 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. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
Affected areas
- Lexington County, SC
- Richland County, SC
- Calhoun County, SC
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Columbia SC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~31s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2XME38V0F4DCVR7PD7Y9ZGE
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b472451dbd8b81b2879208b628f54b51b2b8013.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Columbia SC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPCAE
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.3488
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | SPS |
| NationalWeatherService | SPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SPSCAE |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS82 KCAE 192006 |
| NWSheadline | A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Calhoun, central Lexington and central Richland Counties through 430 PM EDT |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-19T20:06:00-00:00...storm...063DEG...15KT...33.92,-81.1 |
| maxWindGust | 50 MPH |
| maxHailSize | 0.00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lexington County, SC
- Richland County, SC
- Calhoun County, SC
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 045063 |
| SAME | 045079 |
| SAME | 045017 |
| UGC | SCZ027 |
| UGC | SCZ028 |
| UGC | SCZ037 |
- Polygons
- 34.01,-81.06 33.91,-80.94 33.75,-81.21 33.96,-81.32 34.01,-81.06