At 627 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lugoff, or near Camden, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include. Columbia, Camden, Bishopville, Lake Wateree Dam, Dentsville, Lugoff, Westville, Villages at Sandhill, Cassatt, Elgin, Killian, Lee State Park, Lake Carolina, Goodale State Park, Sesquicentennial State Park, Blythewood, Bethune, Lucknow, Dalzell, and Dinkins Mill. This includes the following highways. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 78 and 122. Interstate 77 between mile markers 19 and 27.

At 626 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clyde, or 11 miles northwest of Hartsville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include. Cheraw, Pageland, Chesterfield, Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge, Cheraw State Park, Mt Pisgah, Northeastern Technical College, Cheraw Municipal Airport, Mcbee, Jefferson, Society Hill, Ruby, Patrick, Bethune, Mount Croghan, McFarlan, Chesterfield Ruby Middle School, High Point Fire Station, Cheraw Fish Hatchery, and Alligator Fire Station.

* WHAT. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Santee River near Jamestown. * WHEN. Until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 12.0 feet, several dirt logging roads are impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 1030 PM EDT Tuesday, the stage was 12.5 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.8 feet Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.

SVRILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Central Georgetown County in northeastern South Carolina. East central Williamsburg County in northeastern South Carolina. * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 606 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rhems, or 13 miles northwest of Georgetown, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include. Pawleys Island, Murrells Inlet, Plantersville, Rhems, Oatland, Litchfield Beach, and Waccamaw Community Hospital.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 245 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA CALHOUN CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON FAIRFIELD KERSHAW LANCASTER LEE LEXINGTON NEWBERRY ORANGEBURG RICHLAND SUMTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, BISHOPVILLE, BROOKDALE, CAMDEN, CAYCE, CHERAW, COLUMBIA, ELGIN, ELGIN, LANCASTER, LANCASTER MILL, LEXINGTON, LUGOFF, MANNING, NEWBERRY, OAK GROVE, ORANGEBURG, PAGELAND, RED BANK, SEVEN OAKS, SPRINGDALE, ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, SUMTER, WEST COLUMBIA, WINNSBORO, AND WINNSBORO MILLS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 245 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BLADEN BRUNSWICK COLUMBUS NEW HANOVER PENDER ROBESON IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA DARLINGTON DILLON FLORENCE GEORGETOWN HORRY MARION MARLBORO WILLIAMSBURG THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, BENNETTSVILLE, BLADENBORO, BOILING SPRING LAKES, BURGAW, CHADBOURN, CONWAY, DARLINGTON, DILLON, ELIZABETHTOWN, FLORENCE, GARDEN CITY, GEORGETOWN, HARTSVILLE, KINGSTREE, LAKE WACCAMAW, LELAND, LITTLE RIVER, LONG BEACH, LUMBERTON, MARION, MCCOLL, MULLINS, MURRELLS INLET, MYRTLE BEACH, NORTH HARTSVILLE, NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, OAK ISLAND, RED HILL, SOCASTEE, SOUTHPORT, SUNSET BEACH, SURF CITY, TABOR CITY, WHITEVILLE, AND WILMINGTON.

* WHAT. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Santee River near Jamestown. * WHEN. Until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 12.0 feet, several dirt logging roads are impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 930 AM EDT Wednesday, the stage was 12.6 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.9 feet Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.