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WWUS82 KCAE 132046
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
446 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
GAZ040-SCZ018-020-025>027-030-132145-
LINCOLN GA-LEXINGTON SC-AIKEN SC-NEWBERRY SC-MCCORMICK SC-SALUDA SC-
EDGEFIELD SC-
446 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
LINCOLN, SOUTHWESTERN NEWBERRY, EDGEFIELD, SOUTHWESTERN LEXINGTON,
SALUDA, AIKEN AND EAST CENTRAL MCCORMICK COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM
EDT...
AT 446 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING NUMEROUS STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS, MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIKEN, LEXINGTON, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, AIKEN MALL, RED BANK,
EDGEFIELD, SALUDA, JOHNSTON, SOUTH CONGAREE, PINE RIDGE, NEW
ELLENTON, RIDGE SPRING, EDGEFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT, HAMILTON BRANCH
STATE PARK, CITIZENS PARK, USC AIKEN, SALUDA COUNTY AIRPORT, AIKEN
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLOVERVILLE, AND AIKEN STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7
AND 55.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3398 8206 3398 8205 3395 8204 3396 8201
3399 8199 3404 8195 3409 8192 3413 8187
3416 8190 3420 8186 3391 8109 3339 8151
3337 8153 3375 8227
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 201DEG 6KT 3390 8157
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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