Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely...mainly this evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible until early morning. Lows around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph this evening...becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers in the morning...then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph...becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
... A couple of strong thunderstorm over Darlington County...
At 700 PM EDT... a couple of strong thunderstorm northwest of Dovesville and north of Mechanicsville... moving south at 10 mph. These thunderstorms will move toward Florence County and will affect the southwestern portion of Marlboro and Dillon counties.
These thunderstorm has the capability of producing gusty winds up to 40 mph and frequent dangerous lightning.
Communities in the path of these storms are Darlington... Florence... Hartsville... Auburn... Blue Brick... Brownsville... CLyde... Dovesville... Floyd... Kellytown... Lydia and Mars Bluff.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Thunderstorms can pose a variety of threats including gusty winds... small hail... cloud to ground lightning... and localized flooding. It is recommended that you remain indoors until the storms pass.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio all hazards for further details or updates. For additional weather information... check our web site at weather.Gov/ilm.