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At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Williston to near Denmark to near Smoaks. Movement was southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Barnwell, Bamberg, Denmark, Williston, Blackville, Branchville, Barnwell State Park, Rivers Bridge State Park, Ehrhardt, Springfield, Hilda, Norway, Rowesville, Snelling, Olar, Kline, Elko, Cope, Govan, and Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Where it happened
Aiken; Barnwell; Bamberg; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg · 33.173°, -81.058°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Aiken; Barnwell; Bamberg; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg
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Incident timeline
At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Williston to near Denmark to near Smoaks. Movement was southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Barnwell, Bamberg, Denmark, Williston, Blackville, Branchville, Barnwell State Park, Rivers Bridge State Park, Ehrhardt, Springfield, Hilda, Norway, Rowesville, Snelling, Olar, Kline, Elko, Cope, Govan, and Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.