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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
914 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
SCZ020-130145-
NEWBERRY SC-
914 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEWBERRY
COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM EDT...
AT 913 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
JOANNA, OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAURENS, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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, WHITMIRE, NEWBERRY COLLEGE, NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT,
SILVERSTREET, NEWBERRY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, BUSH RIVER FIRE
STATION, BELFAST WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, ENOREE RANGER DISTRICT
OFFICE, AND KINARDS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 73.
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 3453 8162 3447 8155 3445 8155 3445 8152
3441 8149 3419 8167 3431 8188 3432 8185
3435 8183 3435 8181 3437 8178 3444 8173
3446 8169 3453 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 301DEG 23KT 3442 8182
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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