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WWUS82 KCAE 300831
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
431 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-300915-
MCDUFFIE GA-LINCOLN GA-COLUMBIA GA-MCCORMICK SC-EDGEFIELD SC-
431 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
MCDUFFIE, NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA, LINCOLN, WESTERN EDGEFIELD AND
MCCORMICK COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM EDT...
AT 430 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ELBERTON TO NEAR TIGNALL TO NEAR MISTLETOE
STATE PARK. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
..BOATERS ON LAKE STROM THURMOND SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCCORMICK, LINCOLNTON, ELIJAH CLARK STATE PARK, MCCORMICK COUNTY
AIRPORT, HAMILTON BRANCH STATE PARK, LAKE STROM THURMOND, BOBBY BROWN
STATE PARK, PARKSVILLE, PLUM BRANCH, BORDEAUX, BROAD RIVER
CAMPGROUND, KNOX SCOUT RESERVATION, DOUBLE BRANCHES, CURRY HILL,
CHENNAULT, MODOC BOAT RAMP, NEW HOPE, LONG CANE CREEK PICNIC AREA,
HICKORY KNOB STATE RESORT PARK, AND LOCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3362 8264 3364 8261 3363 8258 3365 8258
3364 8256 3365 8249 3382 8259 3386 8257
3386 8261 3398 8265 3398 8261 3396 8257
3402 8259 3407 8253 3406 8233 3397 8230
3402 8225 3398 8221 3377 8212 3356 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 226DEG 30KT 3403 8288 3384 8272 3363 8246
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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