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WWUS82 KCAE 051958
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
358 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
SCZ020-021-027-028-052045-
FAIRFIELD SC-LEXINGTON SC-NEWBERRY SC-RICHLAND SC-
358 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
FAIRFIELD, SOUTHEASTERN NEWBERRY, CENTRAL LEXINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN
RICHLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 358 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HIGHWAY 6 AT LAKE MURRAY DAM, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
..BOATERS ON LAKE MURRAY SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
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...
COLUMBIA, LEXINGTON, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE, IRMO, FOREST ACRES,
SPRINGDALE, ST. ANDREWS, DENTSVILLE, OAK GROVE, HIGHWAY 6 AT LAKE
MURRAY DAM, RED BANK, ARCADIA LAKES, COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY, JENKINSVILLE, HARBISON STATE FOREST, SESQUICENTENNIAL
STATE PARK, WEST COLUMBIA RIVERWALK, DREHER ISLAND STATE PARK, AND
FIVE POINTS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 126 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 3.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 77.
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 112.
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 22.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3382 8142 3402 8149 3439 8122 3406 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 240DEG 15KT 3404 8129
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
PL
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