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WWUS82 KCAE 061932
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
332 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
SCZ020-021-025-026-062030-
FAIRFIELD SC-NEWBERRY SC-SALUDA SC-EDGEFIELD SC-
332 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
FAIRFIELD, NEWBERRY, NORTHEASTERN EDGEFIELD AND SALUDA COUNTIES
THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 332 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF SALUDA, OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENWOOD, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
NEWBERRY, SALUDA, WHITMIRE, PROSPERITY, SALUDA COUNTY AIRPORT,
NEWBERRY COLLEGE, BLACKSTOCK, NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT, BLAIR,
MONTICELLO, LAKE GREENWOOD, POMARIA, SILVERSTREET, SALUDA CO
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, US-176 AND SC-
34 CROSSROADS, GOOD HOPE, HENDERSON ISLAND, BELFAST WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA, HOLLYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND EMORY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 84.
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 3456 8111 3383 8177 3397 8200 3413 8187
3420 8194 3430 8190 3437 8178 3453 8164
3445 8154 3449 8149 3450 8142 3457 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 222DEG 21KT 3408 8186
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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