771  
WWUS82 KCAE 092130  
SPSCAE  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
530 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026  
 
SCZ027-028-030-037-135-136-092200-  
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG SC-LEXINGTON SC-AIKEN SC-CALHOUN SC-RICHLAND SC-  
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG SC-  
530 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN  
CALHOUN, SOUTHERN LEXINGTON, NORTHEASTERN AIKEN, NORTHWESTERN  
ORANGEBURG AND SOUTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...  
 
AT 530 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14  
MILES SOUTHWEST OF GASTON, OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF RED BANK, MOVING EAST  
AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL 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...  
GASTON, SANDY RUN, AIKEN STATE PARK, SWANSEA, WAGENER, NORTH, PELION,  
SALLEY, NEESES, PERRY, WOODFORD, LIVINGSTON, PERRY AIRPORT, NEW ZION,  
LEXINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT AT PELION, LEXINGTON ACRES POND, PEACHTREE  
ROCK, THOR, STEEDMAN, AND NEW HOLLAND.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 30 AND 34.  
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 129.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3354 8155 3376 8157 3389 8096 3351 8094  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 264DEG 28KT 3368 8128  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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