958
WWUS82 KCAE 230159
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
959 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2025
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025-030-035-230300-
BURKE GA-RICHMOND GA-MCDUFFIE GA-LINCOLN GA-COLUMBIA GA-BARNWELL SC-
AIKEN SC-MCCORMICK SC-EDGEFIELD SC-
959 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF MCDUFFIE, COLUMBIA,
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN, NORTHWESTERN BURKE, RICHMOND, SOUTHWESTERN
EDGEFIELD, WEST CENTRAL BARNWELL, SOUTHWESTERN AIKEN AND SOUTHEASTERN
MCCORMICK COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM EDT...
AT 959 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF WRIGHTSBORO TO NEAR J. STROM
THURMOND DAM TO NEAR CITIZENS PARK. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIKEN, NORTH AUGUSTA, GROVETOWN, EVANS, THOMSON, FORT EISENHOWER,
AUGUSTA, CLEARWATER, MARTINEZ, AIKEN MALL, BELVEDERE, HEPHZIBAH,
HARLEM, NEW ELLENTON, JACKSON, GLENDALE, SOUTH AUGUSTA, CLARKS HILL
RECREATION AREA, MISTLETOE STATE PARK, AND SUMMERVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 166 AND 201.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 20.
INTERSTATE 520 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 15.
INTERSTATE 520 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 23.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3364 8261 3363 8258 3365 8258 3364 8256
3366 8251 3365 8249 3373 8254 3373 8210
3361 8145 3320 8171 3324 8224 3331 8234
3331 8239 3334 8244 3335 8255 3341 8255
3346 8259 3360 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 045DEG 14KT 3364 8254 3363 8219 3353 8161
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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