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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
967 WWUS82 KCAE 061832 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 232 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 SCZ027-061915- Lexington SC- 232 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Lexington County through 315 PM EDT... At 231 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Gaston, or 10 miles south of Red Bank, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Cayce, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, SC State Farmer`s Market, Swansea, Pelion, Lexington County Airport At Pelion, Lexington Acres Pond, Peachtree Rock, Edmund, Thor, Silver Lake, and Dixiana. This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 117 and 120, and between mile markers 128 and 130. 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 3370 8130 3372 8134 3384 8135 3393 8102 3392 8103 3391 8101 3389 8102 3388 8101 3387 8104 3375 8106 3375 8104 3378 8101 3378 8096 3376 8093 3373 8096 3369 8110 TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 261DEG 17KT 3378 8126 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ SL