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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
536 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
SCZ030-301000-
AIKEN SC-
536 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN AIKEN
COUNTY THROUGH 600 AM EDT...
AT 536 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GLOVERVILLE, OR NEAR CLEARWATER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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, CLEARWATER, AIKEN MALL, BELVEDERE, USC AIKEN,
AIKEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CITIZENS PARK, GLOVERVILLE, GRANITEVILLE,
BURNETTOWN, HOPELAND GARDENS, REDCLIFFE PLANTATION STATE HISTORIC
SITE, BOYD POND PARK, AND VAUCLUSE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 31.
INTERSTATE 520 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 23.
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3379 8157 3359 8145 3339 8188 3355 8199
TIME...MOT...LOC 0936Z 240DEG 30KT 3351 8186
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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