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WWUS82 KCAE 120134
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
934 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
SCZ021-022-027-028-031-120200-
FAIRFIELD SC-LEXINGTON SC-RICHLAND SC-KERSHAW SC-SUMTER SC-
934 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD,
NORTHEASTERN LEXINGTON, NORTHWESTERN SUMTER, RICHLAND AND
SOUTHWESTERN KERSHAW COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...
AT 934 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR JENKINSVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF OAKLAND.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 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, WEST COLUMBIA, IRMO, FOREST ACRES, CAMDEN, ST.
ANDREWS, VC SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, DENTSVILLE, SOUTH SUMTER, SHAW
AIR BASE, HIGHWAY 6 AT LAKE MURRAY DAM, ARCADIA LAKES, LUGOFF,
OAKLAND, COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JENKINSVILLE, HARBISON
STATE FOREST, SESQUICENTENNIAL STATE PARK, AND LAKE CAROLINA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 126 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 3.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 104.
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 92 AND 109.
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 32.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3388 8031 3403 8130 3432 8132 3424 8049
3418 8046 3416 8048 3411 8048 3408 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 309DEG 19KT 3422 8132 3409 8054
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
HC
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