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WWUS82 KCAE 221738
SPSCAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
138 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-022-025>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-
230000-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-KERSHAW-
EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-
CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, CAMDEN, LUGOFF,
ELGIN, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, MURPHYS ESTATES, SALUDA,
RIDGE SPRING, SEVEN OAKS, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE, LEXINGTON,
RED BANK, OAK GROVE, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, COLUMBIA, BISHOPVILLE,
AIKEN, NORTH AUGUSTA, SUMTER, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE,
ST. MATTHEWS, MANNING, SUMMERTON, BAMBERG, DENMARK, NORTH,
SPRINGFIELD, NEESES, ORANGEBURG, BROOKDALE, HOLLY HILL, BOWMAN,
BRANCHVILLE, ELLOREE, SANTEE, AND EUTAWVILLE
138 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026
..AREAS OF SMOKE REDUCING VISIBILITY THROUGH SUNSET
SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA ARE MOVING
INTO THE CSRA AND MIDLANDS, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES, WITH
SOME LOCATIONS DROPPING TO BETWEEN 3 AND 6 MILES, OR BRIEFLY
LOWER IN THICKER POCKETS OF DENSE SMOKE. THIS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20,
WHERE VISIBILITY CAN CHANGE QUICKLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
IN ADDITION, PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA OR OTHER RESPIRATORY SENSITIVITIES
MAY EXPERIENCE IRRITATION AND SHOULD CONSIDER LIMITING PROLONGED
TIME OUTDOORS.
JRK
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