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WWUS82 KCAE 301005
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
605 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
SCZ035-041-135>137-301030-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG SC-BARNWELL SC-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG SC-
BAMBERG SC-NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG SC-
605 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN BARNWELL,
BAMBERG AND SOUTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 630 AM EDT...
AT 605 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BLACKVILLE TO NEAR LODGE. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 40 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...
ORANGEBURG, BARNWELL, BAMBERG, DENMARK, BROOKDALE, BLACKVILLE,
BRANCHVILLE, BOWMAN, CLAFLIN COLLEGE, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
UNIVERSITY, ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT, BARNWELL STATE PARK, RIVERS
BRIDGE STATE PARK, EDISTO GARDENS, EHRHARDT, HILDA, NORWAY,
ROWESVILLE, OLAR, AND KLINE.
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 3312 8119 3311 8129 3311 8137 3342 8138
3354 8087 3327 8062 3313 8089 3309 8088
3306 8090 3310 8094 3303 8108
TIME...MOT...LOC 1005Z 260DEG 36KT 3338 8123 3307 8100
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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