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WWUS82 KCAE 122321
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
721 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
SCZ027-028-030-037-135-136-130000-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG SC-LEXINGTON SC-AIKEN SC-CALHOUN SC-RICHLAND SC-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG SC-
721 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN,
SOUTHEASTERN LEXINGTON, EASTERN AIKEN, NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG AND
SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...
AT 720 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT TO 10 MILES EAST OF
AIKEN STATE PARK. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 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...
WEST COLUMBIA, ORANGEBURG, CAYCE, OAK GROVE, SOUTH CONGAREE, PINE
RIDGE, ST. MATTHEWS, GASTON, CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK, SC STATE
FARMER'S MARKET, COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT, SANDY RUN, GADSDEN, SWANSEA,
NORTH, PELION, SALLEY, NEESES, NORWAY, AND PERRY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 144.
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 4.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3382 8067 3334 8100 3357 8136 3399 8112
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 310DEG 19KT 3393 8111 3359 8131
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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