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Live Weather Camera in Columbia, SC. Special weather statement

Special Weather Statement issued July 6 at 9:12PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

Moderate Expected 2 cameras
Active Until
Jul 7, 2026 02:15 UTC
Certainty
Observed
Issued By
NWS Columbia SC
Area
Fairfield; Kershaw; Lexington; Richland; Sumter; Calhoun; Central Orangeburg

Warning Area and Cameras

Polygon shows the NWS alert area. Markers show matched traffic cameras.

Alert Details

At 912 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Oak Grove to 6 miles west of Elloree. Movement was north at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Sumter, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres, Winnsboro, Springdale, St. Andrews, Dentsville, Oak Grove, Shaw Air Base, McEntire Air Base, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Red Bank, South Sumter, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, and St. Matthews. This includes the following highways... Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 53 and 89. Interstate 26 between mile markers 95 and 138. Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 38.

Recommended Action

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Cameras Affected by this Warning

2 matched traffic cameras.

I-20 WB @ I-77 Junction

Columbia, SC
I-20

I-26 EB @ Harbison Blvd

Columbia, SC
I-26