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WWUS52 KCAE 161340
SVSCAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
940 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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LINCOLN GA-
940 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
GEORGIA...AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3369 8224 3369 8222 3370 8223 3379 8216
3379 8159 3335 8173 3317 8226 3323 8223
3330 8231 3335 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 253DEG 43KT 3379 8208 3296 8250
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MCDUFFIE GA-COLUMBIA GA-BURKE GA-RICHMOND GA-EDGEFIELD SC-AIKEN SC-
MCCORMICK SC-
940 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCDUFFIE...COLUMBIA...NORTHWESTERN BURKE...
RICHMOND...SOUTHERN EDGEFIELD...WESTERN AIKEN AND SOUTHEASTERN
MCCORMICK COUNTIES...
AT 939 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF EDGEFIELD TO NEAR BARTOW, MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIKEN, NORTH AUGUSTA, GROVETOWN, EVANS, FORT GORDON, AUGUSTA,
CLEARWATER, MARTINEZ, AIKEN MALL, BELVEDERE, EDGEFIELD, HEPHZIBAH,
HARLEM, JACKSON, GLENDALE, SOUTH AUGUSTA, CLARKS HILL RECREATION
AREA, EDGEFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT, SUMMERVILLE, AND AUGUSTA MALL.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 179 AND 201.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 25.
INTERSTATE 520 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 15.
INTERSTATE 520 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 23.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
GEORGIA...AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3369 8224 3369 8222 3370 8223 3379 8216
3379 8159 3335 8173 3317 8226 3323 8223
3330 8231 3335 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 253DEG 43KT 3379 8208 3296 8250
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
HC
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