SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 22 AT 1:38PM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-22 13:38:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-22 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Columbia SC
Alert Text
SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA ARE MOVINGINTO THE CSRA AND MIDLANDS, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES, WITH SOME LOCATIONS DROPPING TO BETWEEN 3 AND 6 MILES, OR BRIEFLY LOWER IN THICKER POCKETS OF DENSE SMOKE. THIS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20, WHERE VISIBILITY CAN CHANGE QUICKLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
IN ADDITION, PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA OR OTHER RESPIRATORY SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE IRRITATION AND SHOULD CONSIDER LIMITING PROLONGED TIME OUTDOORS.
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Target Area
LINCOLN, MCDUFFIE, COLUMBIA, RICHMOND, BURKE, MCCORMICK, KERSHAW, EDGEFIELD, SALUDA, LEXINGTON, RICHLAND, LEE, AIKEN, SUMTER, BARNWELL, CALHOUN, CLARENDON, BAMBERG, NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG, CENTRAL ORANGEBURG, SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG