Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
412 WWUS52 KCAE 242044 SVSCAE Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 444 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 GAC245-SCC003-242100- /O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-240524T2100Z/ Richmond GA-Aiken SC- 444 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL RICHMOND AND SOUTHWESTERN AIKEN COUNTIES... At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Augusta, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Aiken, North Augusta, Augusta, Clearwater, Belvedere, Martinez, New Ellenton, Jackson, Glendale, South Augusta, Midtown, Summerville, Augusta Mall, Daniel Field, Gloverville, Augusta Regional Airport, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Augusta National Golf Club, Graniteville, and Burnettown. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 195 and 201. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 11. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15. Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 23. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3355 8203 3353 8201 3365 8187 3340 8162 3328 8200 3345 8216 TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 273DEG 30KT 3348 8198 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ CJR