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WWUS82 KCAE 040530
SPSCAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
130 AM EDT Sun May 4 2025

SCZ016-022-027>029-031-037-116-040615-
Chesterfield SC-Lexington SC-Southern Lancaster SC-Calhoun SC-
Richland SC-Sumter SC-Kershaw SC-Lee SC-
130 AM EDT Sun May 4 2025

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern
Lancaster, Lee, northwestern Calhoun, Chesterfield, eastern
Lexington, northwestern Sumter, eastern Richland and Kershaw Counties
through 215 AM EDT...

At 130 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Pageland to near Horrel Hill. Movement was
northeast at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Columbia, Sumter, Camden, Cheraw, Bishopville, Shaw Air Base,
McEntire Air Base, Lake Wateree Dam, Pageland, Chesterfield,
Eastover, Lugoff, Oakland, Fort Jackson, Westville, Cheraw State
Park, Hopkins, Northeastern Technical College, Cassatt, and Cheraw
Municipal Airport.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 77 and 121.
 Interstate 26 between mile markers 119 and 121.
 Interstate 77 between mile markers 5 and 10.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3449 7997 3449 8005 3437 8029 3432 8024
      3437 8018 3432 8017 3426 8013 3398 8032
      3386 8077 3385 8107 3482 8035 3480 7993
      3476 7993 3467 7985
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 236DEG 57KT 3473 8035 3397 8079

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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