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WWUS82 KCAE 061710
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
110 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
GAZ040-064-065-SCZ018-025-061815-
RICHMOND GA-LINCOLN GA-COLUMBIA GA-MCCORMICK SC-EDGEFIELD SC-
110 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLUMBIA,
EASTERN LINCOLN, CENTRAL RICHMOND, SOUTHWESTERN EDGEFIELD AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
AT 109 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GROVETOWN, MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
..BOATERS ON LAKE STROM THURMOND SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTH AUGUSTA, GROVETOWN, EVANS, MARTINEZ, FORT GORDON, EDGEFIELD,
HARLEM, SOUTH AUGUSTA, CLARKS HILL RECREATION AREA, RIVERWOOD,
AUGUSTA MALL, DANIEL FIELD, HAMILTON BRANCH STATE PARK, VILLAGE PLAZA
SHOPPING CENTER, AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB, J. STROM THURMOND DAM,
PARKSVILLE, POVERTY HILL, GLENN HILLS, AND SCOTT'S LANDING.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 185 AND 201.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR MILE MARKER 0.
INTERSTATE 520 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 6.
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 3383 8222 3377 8191 3354 8200 3353 8201
3352 8201 3334 8208 3339 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 194DEG 15KT 3347 8217
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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