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WWUS82 KCAE 300959
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
559 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
SCZ025-027-030-035-135-136-301030-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG SC-LEXINGTON SC-BARNWELL SC-AIKEN SC-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG SC-EDGEFIELD SC-
559 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL EDGEFIELD,
NORTHEASTERN BARNWELL, SOUTHWESTERN LEXINGTON, AIKEN AND NORTHWESTERN
ORANGEBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 630 AM EDT...
AT 559 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM EDGEFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF AIKEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILLISTON.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIKEN, AIKEN MALL, EDGEFIELD, WILLISTON, USC AIKEN, EDGEFIELD COUNTY
AIRPORT, AIKEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CITIZENS PARK, AIKEN STATE PARK,
GRANITEVILLE, WAGENER, NORTH, PELION, SPRINGFIELD, SALLEY, NEESES,
PERRY, TRENTON, WOODFORD, AND LIVINGSTON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11
AND 41.
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.
THESE STORMS 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 3386 8133 3373 8111 3358 8091 3338 8145
3353 8179 3375 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 0959Z 252DEG 30KT 3375 8185 3360 8159 3351 8135
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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