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WWUS82 KCAE 061814
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
214 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
SCZ021-022-027-028-031-037-061915-
FAIRFIELD SC-LEXINGTON SC-CALHOUN SC-RICHLAND SC-KERSHAW SC-
SUMTER SC-
214 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
FAIRFIELD, NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN, NORTHEASTERN LEXINGTON, WEST CENTRAL
SUMTER, RICHLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN KERSHAW COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM
EDT...
AT 213 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ARCADIA LAKES, OR OVER FOREST ACRES, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
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...
COLUMBIA, SUMTER, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE, IRMO, FOREST ACRES,
SPRINGDALE, ST. ANDREWS, DENTSVILLE, MCENTIRE AIR BASE, OAK GROVE,
PINE RIDGE, ARCADIA LAKES, LUGOFF, OAKLAND, COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY, HARBISON STATE FOREST, SESQUICENTENNIAL STATE PARK, LAKE
CAROLINA, AND SC STATE FAIR GROUNDS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 126 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 3.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 94.
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 127.
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 35.
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 3375 8104 3420 8124 3444 8080 3398 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 238DEG 12KT 3405 8095
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
PL
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