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WWUS82 KCAE 181846
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
246 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
GAZ065-SCZ030-181930-
RICHMOND GA-AIKEN SC-
246 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
RICHMOND AND CENTRAL AIKEN COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 246 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
JACKSON, OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLEARWATER, 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...
AIKEN, AIKEN MALL, NEW ELLENTON, JACKSON, USC AIKEN, AIKEN MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT, CITIZENS PARK, GLOVERVILLE, AUGUSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT, AIKEN
STATE PARK, BURNETTOWN, WINDSOR, AUDUBON'S SILVER BLUFF SANCTUARY,
HOPELAND GARDENS, NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK & DAM PARK, SAVANNAH RIVER
SITE BADGE OFFICE, PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK, REDCLIFFE PLANTATION
STATE HISTORIC SITE, BOYD POND PARK, AND BEECH ISLAND.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23
AND 28.
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 3326 8186 3338 8199 3373 8160 3360 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 224DEG 37KT 3339 8183
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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