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At 209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Red Bank, moving southwest at 10 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... Lexington, Batesburg-Leesville, Red Bank, Gilbert, Summit, Camp Kinard, Fredonia, Murray, Barr Lake, Samaria Fire Station, and Red Bank Sports Complex. This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 38 and 55. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Where it happened
Saluda; Lexington · 33.912°, -81.417°
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- urgency
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- areas
- Saluda; Lexington
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At 209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Red Bank, moving southwest at 10 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... Lexington, Batesburg-Leesville, Red Bank, Gilbert, Summit, Camp Kinard, Fredonia, Murray, Barr Lake, Samaria Fire Station, and Red Bank Sports Complex. This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 38 and 55. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.