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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
337 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
SCZ027-030-036-090800-
ORANGEBURG SC-LEXINGTON SC-AIKEN SC-
337 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
LEXINGTON, NORTHEASTERN AIKEN AND WEST CENTRAL ORANGEBURG COUNTIES
THROUGH 400 AM EDT...
AT 337 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES EAST OF AIKEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
AIKEN, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...
AIKEN STATE PARK, WAGENER, PELION, SALLEY, PERRY, PERRY AIRPORT,
THOR, AND NEW HOLLAND.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 24
AND 30.
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 3351 8164 3372 8165 3379 8124 3352 8122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 265DEG 21KT 3364 8156
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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