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WWUS82 KCAE 230800
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
300 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-240000-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-
LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-
NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, CHERAW, PAGELAND, MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL,
NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS, CAMDEN, LUGOFF, ELGIN,
EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, MURPHYS ESTATES, SALUDA, RIDGE SPRING,
SEVEN OAKS, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE, LEXINGTON, RED BANK, OAK GROVE,
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, COLUMBIA, BISHOPVILLE, AIKEN, NORTH AUGUSTA,
SUMTER, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, ST. MATTHEWS, MANNING,
SUMMERTON, BAMBERG, DENMARK, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK,
CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,
INDIAN LAND, VAN WYCK, LANCASTER, SPRINGDALE, LANCASTER MILL,
NORTH, SPRINGFIELD, NEESES, ORANGEBURG, BROOKDALE, HOLLY HILL,
BOWMAN, BRANCHVILLE, ELLOREE, SANTEE, AND EUTAWVILLE
300 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
..GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH LOW RH'S THROUGH 7PM
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH 7PM,
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY, RH'S WILL FALL TO AROUND 20-25% THIS
AFTERNOON, SO ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRESENT SOME ELEVATED
FIRE DANGER CONCERNS. RAINFALL THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS BEEN
CONSOLIDATED MOSTLY SOUTH OF I-20, SO FIRE CONCERNS ARE PRIMARILY
FOCUSED NORTH OF I-20.
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