Special Weather Statement in Lexington County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
8/21/2026 5:13:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
8/21/2026 5:13:00 PM until 8/21/2026 6:00:00 PM
At 513 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sandy Run, or 13 miles south of Cayce, moving northeast 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, Cayce, McEntire Air Base, Gaston, Eastover, SC State
Farmer's Market, Congaree National Park, Hopkins, Sandy Run, Fort
Jackson, Gadsden, Horrel Hill, Swansea, Woodford, New Zion, Dinkins
Mill, Lexington Acres Pond, Fort Jackson Wildcat Road, Boykin, and
Fort Jackson McCrady Training Center.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 80 and 89.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 117 and 133.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 2 and 11.