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WWUS82 KCAE 181816
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
216 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-181845-
BURKE GA-RICHMOND GA-AIKEN SC-
216 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN BURKE,
SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND AND SOUTHWESTERN AIKEN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM
EDT...
AT 216 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WAYNESBORO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
WAYNESBORO, HEPHZIBAH, JACKSON, MCBEAN, AUGUSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT,
SHELL BLUFF LANDING, PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK, AUDUBON'S SILVER
BLUFF SANCTUARY, NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK & DAM PARK, BEECH ISLAND,
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE H CANYON, AND BENNOCK MILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3306 8208 3314 8222 3343 8193 3328 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 228DEG 37KT 3315 8206
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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