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WWUS82 KCAE 061701
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
101 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
SCZ030-035-041-135-136-061800-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG SC-BARNWELL SC-AIKEN SC-BAMBERG SC-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG SC-
101 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BARNWELL,
NORTHWESTERN BAMBERG, EAST CENTRAL AIKEN AND WEST CENTRAL ORANGEBURG
COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...
AT 101 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BARNWELL, MOVING NORTH AT 15 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...
BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BARNWELL STATE PARK, SPRINGFIELD,
HILDA, SALLEY, NEESES, NORWAY, SNELLING, KLINE, ELKO, AIKEN GOPHER
TORTOISE HERITAGE PRESERVE, AND BARNWELL COUNTY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3316 8154 3360 8143 3353 8107 3311 8128
3311 8136
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 194DEG 15KT 3323 8139
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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