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.
At 410 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Mt Pisgah, or 18 miles northwest of Hartsville, moving southwest at
10 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...
Kershaw, Cassatt, Westville, Mt Pisgah, Mcbee, Bethune, Lucknow,
North Central High School, and Midway Elementary School.