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WWUS52 KCAE 051246 RRA
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
746 AM EST WED MAR 5 2025
SCC017-063-079-051300-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250305T1300Z/
CALHOUN SC-LEXINGTON SC-RICHLAND SC-
746 AM EST WED MAR 5 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...CENTRAL LEXINGTON AND CENTRAL RICHLAND
COUNTIES...
AT 746 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER RED BANK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SOUTH CONGAREE, WEST COLUMBIA, GASTON, PINE RIDGE, ST. ANDREWS,
SPRINGDALE, LEXINGTON, OAK GROVE, COLUMBIA, AND RED BANK AROUND
750 AM EST.
FIVE POINTS AND FOREST ACRES AROUND 755 AM EST.
DENTSVILLE, ARCADIA LAKES, AND COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
AROUND 800 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE NEW
ZION, LEXINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT AT PELION, OLYMPIA, ROSEWOOD,
LEXINGTON ACRES POND, PEACHTREE ROCK, CAYCE RIVERWALK, EDMUND, SILVER
LAKE, AND PELION.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 126 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 3.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 73.
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106 AND 123.
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 13.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A
VEHICLE, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3375 8129 3393 8135 3412 8099 3388 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 1246Z 240DEG 38KT 3389 8120
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
PL
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