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WWUS82 KCAE 172248
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
648 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023
GAZ077-172315-
BURKE GA-
648 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN BURKE
COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 647 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BURKE COUNTY AIRPORT, OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAYNESBORO, MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...
WAYNESBORO, ALEXANDER, GOUGH, BURKE COUNTY AIRPORT, VIDETTE, SHELL
BLUFF, DI-LANE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, MAGRUDER AND ROSIER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3293 8227 3308 8229 3314 8227 3318 8180
3293 8178 3295 8186 3292 8196 3292 8208
3287 8213 3287 8230
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 267DEG 18KT 3301 8212
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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