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WWUS82 KCAE 301035
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
635 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
SCZ041-136-137-301100-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG SC-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG SC-BAMBERG SC-
635 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL BAMBERG
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ORANGEBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 700 AM EDT...
AT 635 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BRANCHVILLE, OR 13 MILES WEST OF SAINT GEORGE, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
BRANCHVILLE AND BOWMAN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 161 AND 169.
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 85 AND 88.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3327 8097 3343 8056 3332 8052 3313 8089
TIME...MOT...LOC 1035Z 254DEG 33KT 3321 8081
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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