


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
407 WWUS82 KCAE 220144 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 944 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 SCZ027-030-220215- Lexington SC-Aiken SC- 944 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Lexington and northeastern Aiken Counties through 1015 PM EDT... At 944 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northeast of Aiken State Park, or 16 miles southwest of Red Bank, moving southwest at 15 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... Wagener, Pelion, Perry, Perry Airport, Thor, Steedman, New Holland, Samaria Fire Station, and Cedar Pond Campground. This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 29 and 39. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3386 8136 3370 8116 3350 8141 3375 8162 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 062DEG 13KT 3371 8136 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MG