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WWUS82 KCAE 061920
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
320 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
GAZ063>065-077-SCZ018-025-030-062015-
BURKE GA-RICHMOND GA-MCDUFFIE GA-COLUMBIA GA-AIKEN SC-MCCORMICK SC-
EDGEFIELD SC-
320 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
MCDUFFIE, COLUMBIA, NORTHWESTERN BURKE, RICHMOND, SOUTHWESTERN
EDGEFIELD, WEST CENTRAL AIKEN AND SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK COUNTIES
THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 320 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
FORT GORDON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIKEN, NORTH AUGUSTA, GROVETOWN, EVANS, FORT GORDON, AUGUSTA,
CLEARWATER, MARTINEZ, AIKEN MALL, BELVEDERE, EDGEFIELD, HEPHZIBAH,
HARLEM, GLENDALE, SOUTH AUGUSTA, CLARKS HILL RECREATION AREA,
SUMMERVILLE, AUGUSTA MALL, DANIEL FIELD, AND VILLAGE PLAZA SHOPPING
CENTER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 180 AND 201.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 20.
INTERSTATE 520 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 15.
INTERSTATE 520 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 23.
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 8207 3360 8156 3315 8224 3317 8226
3323 8223 3327 8226 3327 8229 3330 8231
3331 8234 3331 8239 3333 8242 3334 8247
3336 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 222DEG 21KT 3344 8213
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
PL
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