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WWUS82 KCAE 061853
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
253 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
SCZ027-028-031-037-135-136-062000-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG SC-LEXINGTON SC-CALHOUN SC-RICHLAND SC-SUMTER SC-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG SC-
253 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CALHOUN,
SOUTHEASTERN LEXINGTON, WEST CENTRAL SUMTER, NORTH CENTRAL ORANGEBURG
AND SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 253 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ST. MATTHEWS, OR 13 MILES NORTH OF BROOKDALE, MOVING NORTH AT 15 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...
COLUMBIA, SUMTER, ORANGEBURG, MCENTIRE AIR BASE, BROOKDALE, SHAW AIR
BASE, ST. MATTHEWS, EASTOVER, CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK, HOPKINS,
OAKLAND, CLAFLIN COLLEGE, HORREL HILL, SANDY RUN, FORT JACKSON,
GADSDEN, WOODFIELD, CAMERON, FORT MOTTE, AND FORT JACKSON WILDCAT
ROAD.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 128 AND 152.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3347 8073 3354 8104 3407 8091 3400 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 193DEG 11KT 3371 8086
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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