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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
356 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025


GAC073-189-245-SCC003-037-063-065-079-081-302015-
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McDuffie GA-Columbia GA-Richmond GA-Edgefield SC-Lexington SC-
Saluda SC-Aiken SC-McCormick SC-Richland SC-
356 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR MCDUFFIE...COLUMBIA...RICHMOND...SOUTHERN EDGEFIELD...
LEXINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN SALUDA...AIKEN...SOUTHEASTERN MCCORMICK AND
CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES...

At 355 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lexington to near Aiken Municipal Airport to near
Grovetown, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Aiken, North Augusta, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce,
Grovetown, Evans, Forest Acres, Thomson, Batesburg-Leesville, Oak
Grove, Fort Eisenhower, Augusta, Clearwater, Martinez, Aiken Mall,
Red Bank, Belvedere, and St. Andrews.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 126 between mile markers 1 and 3.
 Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 167 and 201.
 Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 62.
 Interstate 26 between mile markers 109 and 118.
 Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15.
 Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 23.
 Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 5, and between mile markers
10 and 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Murray move away from the water and
take shelter!

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LAT...LON 3377 8180 3404 8134 3401 8092 3358 8139
      3327 8213 3330 8217 3327 8228 3331 8234
      3331 8239 3334 8244 3334 8250 3336 8255
      3341 8255 3346 8259 3352 8261 3366 8209
      3373 8202
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 277DEG 44KT 3398 8127 3363 8172 3350 8225 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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