Expires:202507091815;Remove:202507091815;153088 WWUS82 KCAE 091728 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 128 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 GAZ063>065-077-SCZ018-025-030-091815- Burke GA-Richmond GA-McDuffie GA-Columbia GA-Aiken SC-McCormick SC- Edgefield SC- 128 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 ...A cluster of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of McDuffie, Columbia, northwestern Burke, Richmond, southwestern Edgefield, southwestern Aiken and southeastern McCormick Counties through 215 PM EDT... At 126 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms centered near Fort Gordon, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph possible. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects and torrential rain could cause minor pooling on roadways. Locations impacted include... North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Thomson, Waynesboro, Fort Gordon, Augusta, Clearwater, Martinez, Belvedere, Hephzibah, Harlem, New Ellenton, Jackson, Glendale, Gough, South Augusta, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, Summerville, and Augusta Mall. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 166 and 201. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 9. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15. Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 23. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3376 8202 3335 8162 3292 8228 3308 8229 3323 8223 3327 8226 3331 8234 3331 8239 3334 8244 3334 8250 3335 8255 3341 8255 3346 8259 3353 8262 TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 227DEG 6KT 3343 8214 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ BC