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WWUS82 KCAE 092031  
SPSCAE  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
431 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026  
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-092100-  
BURKE GA-RICHMOND GA-BARNWELL SC-AIKEN SC-  
431 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL BURKE,  
SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND, WEST CENTRAL BARNWELL AND SOUTHWESTERN AIKEN  
COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...  
 
AT 431 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
AUGUSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT, OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF AUGUSTA, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
AIKEN, NORTH AUGUSTA, AIKEN MALL, CLEARWATER, HEPHZIBAH, NEW  
ELLENTON, JACKSON, SOUTH AUGUSTA, CITIZENS PARK, MCBEAN, GLOVERVILLE,  
AUGUSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT, BURNETTOWN, NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK & DAM  
PARK, SAVANNAH RIVER SITE BADGE OFFICE, WESTOVER, RICHMOND COUNTY  
RECREATION CENTER, PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK, KENDAN PARK, AND MAY  
PARK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 520 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 15.  
INTERSTATE 520 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 17.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3338 8213 3359 8172 3334 8157 3328 8164  
3317 8205  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 247DEG 25KT 3334 8200  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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