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WWUS82 KCAE 112049
SPSCAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
449 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

SCZ022-027>031-035-037-038-041-135>137-112145-
Lexington SC-Barnwell SC-Southeastern Orangeburg SC-Richland SC-
Kershaw SC-Central Orangeburg SC-Aiken SC-Calhoun SC-Clarendon SC-
Bamberg SC-Sumter SC-Northwestern Orangeburg SC-Lee SC-
449 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Lee,
Calhoun, Clarendon, northeastern Barnwell, northwestern Bamberg,
southeastern Lexington, Sumter, east central Aiken, Orangeburg,
Richland and southwestern Kershaw Counties through 545 PM EDT...

At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
St. Matthews, or 13 miles north of Brookdale, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Dalzell, Fort Motte, Stumphole Landing, Turbeville, Cayce Riverwalk,
Pine Ridge, Prince of Orange Mall, Edisto, Wateree River Correctional
Institution, Lone Star, Woodrow, Mulberry, Olympia, Dentsville,
Orangeburg County Airport, SC State Fair Grounds, Yonder Field, West
Columbia Riverwalk, East Sumter, and Forest Acres.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 126 near mile marker 3.
 Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 69 and 86.
 Interstate 26 between mile markers 114 and 169.
 Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 21.
 Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 146.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3382 7992 3377 7999 3372 7997 3350 8010
      3348 8015 3345 8015 3345 8022 3330 8025
      3327 8030 3326 8043 3329 8049 3333 8050
      3328 8061 3341 8131 3414 8101 3414 8014
      3399 7989 3395 7998 3388 7994 3388 7988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 256DEG 49KT 3371 8080

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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