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WWUS82 KCAE 061950
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
350 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
SCZ020-021-025>028-030-062045-
FAIRFIELD SC-LEXINGTON SC-AIKEN SC-NEWBERRY SC-RICHLAND SC-SALUDA SC-
EDGEFIELD SC-
350 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
FAIRFIELD, SOUTHEASTERN NEWBERRY, EAST CENTRAL EDGEFIELD,
NORTHWESTERN LEXINGTON, EASTERN SALUDA, NORTH CENTRAL AIKEN AND
NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 350 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
AIKEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OR 13 MILES NORTH OF AIKEN, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 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...
LEXINGTON, IRMO, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, VC SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION,
HIGHWAY 6 AT LAKE MURRAY DAM, ST. ANDREWS, JOHNSTON, RIDGE SPRING,
JENKINSVILLE, EDGEFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT, HARBISON STATE FOREST, DREHER
ISLAND STATE PARK, BALLENTINE, AIKEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BLYTHEWOOD,
CHAPIN, GILBERT, SUMMIT, LITTLE MOUNTAIN, AND MONETTA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 52.
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 81 AND 104.
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 30.
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 3357 8165 3371 8191 3437 8139 3425 8095
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 210DEG 14KT 3373 8172
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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