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WWUS82 KCAE 082346
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
646 PM EST SAT NOV 8 2025
SCZ021-027-028-090015-
FAIRFIELD SC-LEXINGTON SC-RICHLAND SC-
646 PM EST SAT NOV 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD,
NORTHERN LEXINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM
EST...
AT 646 PM EST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
JENKINSVILLE, OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VC SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION,
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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...
COLUMBIA, DENTSVILLE, KILLIAN, FAIRFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT,
JENKINSVILLE, BLYTHEWOOD, CHAPIN, RION, SMALLWOOD, CEDAR CREEK FIRE
STATION, AND UPPER RICHLAND FIRE STATION.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 71 AND 72.
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 98.
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 33.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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.
LAT...LON 3417 8135 3434 8124 3427 8087 3406 8098
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 287DEG 22KT 3423 8120
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
DH
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