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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.

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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

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