Weather Alerts For Mount Carmel, SC

# HEADLINE -------------------- A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Lincoln and northwestern McCormick Counties through 330 PM EDT Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor # SUMMARY -------------------- At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Calhoun Falls, or 9 miles west of Abbeville, moving southwest at 15 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Lake Strom Thurmond, Bobby Brown State Park, Hickory Knob State Resort Park, Willington, Mount Carmel Park, Gill's Point, Hester's Ferry Campground, Bordeaux, Chennault, Mount Carmel, and Leroy's Ferry Recreation Area. ISSUED AT Monday, June 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Columbia SC HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Lincoln GA, McCormick SC

Closest strike: 2.01 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.