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WWUS82 KCAE 300906
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
506 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-135-300930-
BURKE GA-RICHMOND GA-BARNWELL SC-AIKEN SC-BAMBERG SC-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG SC-
506 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN BURKE,
EASTERN RICHMOND, BARNWELL, WEST CENTRAL BAMBERG AND AIKEN COUNTIES
THROUGH 530 AM EDT...
AT 506 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR AUGUSTA TO NEAR JACKSON TO NEAR MILLETT.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
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...
AIKEN, NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, AIKEN MALL,
AUGUSTA, PLANT VOGTLE, CLEARWATER, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, NEW
ELLENTON, JACKSON, GLENDALE, CITIZENS PARK, AUGUSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT,
BARNWELL STATE PARK, USC AIKEN, AIKEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLOVERVILLE,
AND AIKEN STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 28.
INTERSTATE 520 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 15.
INTERSTATE 520 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 18.
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 3322 8188 3343 8206 3372 8158 3317 8106
3311 8138 3316 8154 3310 8162 3307 8160
3304 8177
TIME...MOT...LOC 0906Z 244DEG 26KT 3344 8193 3327 8177 3311 8162
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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