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WWUS82 KCAE 302109
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
509 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2026
SCZ020-027-028-302145-
LEXINGTON SC-NEWBERRY SC-RICHLAND SC-
509 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
NEWBERRY, NORTHWESTERN LEXINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES
THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 508 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DREHER ISLAND STATE PARK, OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VC SUMMER NUCLEAR
STATION, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
..BOATERS ON LAKE MURRAY SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DREHER ISLAND STATE PARK, CHAPIN, LITTLE MOUNTAIN, LIGHTHOUSE MARINA,
SOUTH SHORE MARINA, OSWALD PARK, SHULL ISLAND, LAKE MURRAY MARINA,
FAIRVIEW FIRE STATION, PUTNAM'S LANDING, SIESTA COVE MARINA, ROCKY
POINT RECREATION AREA, HOLLOW CREEK PUBLIC PARK, AND MELVIN PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE MURRAY, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3417 8153 3422 8146 3411 8124 3399 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 321DEG 6KT 3415 8145
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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