142  
WWUS52 KCAE 090736  
SVSCAE  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
336 AM EDT THU MAY 9 2024  
 
SCC003-039-055-063-071-079-081-090800-  
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-240509T0800Z/  
FAIRFIELD SC-NEWBERRY SC-LEXINGTON SC-SALUDA SC-AIKEN SC-RICHLAND SC-  
KERSHAW SC-  
336 AM EDT THU MAY 9 2024  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT  
FOR FAIRFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN NEWBERRY...LEXINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN  
SALUDA...NORTHEASTERN AIKEN...NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN  
KERSHAW COUNTIES...  
 
AT 336 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SPRINGDALE TO 8 MILES EAST OF  
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE  
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
COLUMBIA, LEXINGTON, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE, IRMO, FOREST ACRES,  
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, WINNSBORO, SPRINGDALE, DENTSVILLE, OAK GROVE,  
LAKE WATEREE DAM, ST. ANDREWS, VC SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, HIGHWAY 6  
AT LAKE MURRAY DAM, RED BANK, SOUTH CONGAREE, PINE RIDGE, GASTON, AND  
ARCADIA LAKES.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 126 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 3.  
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 38 AND 83.  
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 120.  
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 48.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3456 8109 3431 8063 3388 8101 3387 8104  
3384 8104 3364 8121 3391 8166  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 305DEG 40KT 3440 8094 3387 8139  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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