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WWUS82 KCAE 061959
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
359 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
SCZ016-022-029-116-062115-
CHESTERFIELD SC-SOUTHERN LANCASTER SC-KERSHAW SC-LEE SC-
359 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
LANCASTER, NORTHERN LEE, CHESTERFIELD AND NORTHEASTERN KERSHAW
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 359 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CASSATT, OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMDEN, MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...
CAMDEN, CHERAW, BISHOPVILLE, PAGELAND, KERSHAW, CHESTERFIELD,
WESTVILLE, CHERAW STATE PARK, NORTHEASTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE,
CASSATT, CHERAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LEE STATE PARK, CAROLINA SANDHILLS
WILDLIFE REFUGE, MT PISGAH, GOODALE STATE PARK, MCBEE, JEFFERSON,
SOCIETY HILL, RUBY, AND PATRICK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
120 AND 126.
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 3460 7981 3453 7983 3449 7988 3449 8005
3437 8029 3432 8024 3437 8018 3432 8017
3423 8011 3420 8011 3417 8015 3429 8067
3482 8055 3481 7994 3476 7993 3474 7989
3468 7986 3465 7980 3462 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 191DEG 15KT 3435 8043
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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