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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
417 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
GAZ077-132100-
BURKE GA-
417 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 416 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR SARDIS, OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF PLANT VOGTLE, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...
WAYNESBORO, PLANT VOGTLE, SARDIS, ALEXANDER, BURKE COUNTY AIRPORT,
GIRARD, SHELL BLUFF, AND DI-LANE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3293 8179 3293 8181 3295 8182 3294 8183
3295 8186 3292 8196 3292 8206 3323 8207
3322 8181 3298 8164 3291 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 317DEG 20KT 3297 8179
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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