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WWUS82 KCAE 250022
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
822 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-250100-
MCDUFFIE GA-LINCOLN GA-COLUMBIA GA-MCCORMICK SC-
822 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
MCDUFFIE, NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA, LINCOLN AND CENTRAL MCCORMICK
COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...
AT 820 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR LINCOLNTON, OR 19 MILES EAST OF WASHINGTON,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
..BOATERS ON LAKE THURMOND 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...
MCCORMICK, LINCOLNTON, CLARKS HILL RECREATION AREA, J. STROM THURMOND
DAM, ELIJAH CLARK STATE PARK, MISTLETOE STATE PARK, MCCORMICK COUNTY
AIRPORT, HAMILTON BRANCH STATE PARK, PARKSVILLE, PLUM BRANCH,
BORDEAUX, WINFIELD, MODOC, SCOTT'S LANDING, KNOX SCOUT RESERVATION,
DOUBLE BRANCHES, CURRY HILL, WILDWOOD PARK, MODOC BOAT RAMP, AND
EUBANK-BLANCHARD COMMUNITY CENTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE THURMOND, 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.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3386 8251 3392 8245 3398 8232 3380 8217
3377 8216 3376 8217 3375 8216 3372 8218
3369 8217 3368 8214 3361 8212 3356 8240
3383 8260
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 230DEG 18KT 3378 8241
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CAL
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