910  
WWUS52 KCAE 300931  
SVSCAE  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
531 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
SCC003-011-301000-  
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260430T1000Z/  
BARNWELL SC-AIKEN SC-  
531 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT  
FOR NORTHERN BARNWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN AIKEN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 530 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW ELLENTON,  
OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WILLISTON, NEW ELLENTON, AIKEN STATE PARK, ELKO, WINDSOR, AND AIKEN  
GOPHER TORTOISE HERITAGE PRESERVE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3326 8162 3338 8173 3359 8144 3350 8136  
3349 8137 3348 8133 3341 8127 3327 8160  
3327 8161  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0930Z 235DEG 29KT 3336 8160  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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