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WWUS82 KCAE 090518
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
118 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
SCZ025-026-030-090545-
AIKEN SC-SALUDA SC-EDGEFIELD SC-
118 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
EDGEFIELD, SOUTHERN SALUDA AND NORTH CENTRAL AIKEN COUNTIES THROUGH
145 AM EDT...
AT 117 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
JOHNSTON, OR 18 MILES WEST OF BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, RIDGE SPRING, SALUDA COUNTY
AIRPORT, MONETTA, WARD, EMORY, STROM THURMOND HIGH SCHOOL, HARMONY,
HIBERNIA, AND NORTHSIDE FIRE STATION MAIN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 32
AND 33.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3396 8196 3401 8152 3397 8152 3388 8157
3387 8157 3386 8154 3383 8153 3382 8152
3374 8152 3378 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 268DEG 23KT 3387 8186
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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