Avisos, General Sumter Estates

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 2:37PM EDT until July 6 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC At 236 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eastover, or 8 miles southwest of Shaw Air Base, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Sumter, Shaw Air Base, Eastover, Poinsett State Park, Oakland, Wedgewood, Stateburg, Cherryvale, and Dalzell. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.