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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC

December 19, 20254 counties in South Carolina; Columbia County, Lincoln County, Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Dec 19, 2025, 3:23 AM EST for 4 counties in South Carolina; Columbia County, Lincoln County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 19, 2025, 3:23 AM EST (08:23 UTC)
Expired: Dec 19, 2025, 4:15 AM EST
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

Counties Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, Edgefield County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Saluda County, SC

The radar

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 19, 4:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Aiken, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Richland	49 min
Dec 19, 5:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Lee, Sumter	53 min
Dec 19, 6:29 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Clarendon, Orangeburg	46 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2025 Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2025 Every special weather statement in 2025

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.