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WWUS82 KCAE 182135
SPSCAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
535 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

SCZ027-182200-
Lexington SC-
535 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Lexington
County through 600 PM EDT...

At 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Red Bank, moving southwest at 5 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...
Red Bank, Gaston, Pelion, Thor, Lexington County Airport At Pelion,
Lexington Acres Pond, Steedman, Samaria Fire Station, Peachtree Rock,
Red Bank Sports Complex, Edmund, and Cedar Pond Campground.

This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 38
and 53.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3370 8127 3370 8129 3373 8136 3373 8141
      3375 8143 3377 8143 3380 8147 3383 8150
      3395 8125 3384 8104 3367 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 053DEG 6KT 3381 8127

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

CJR