Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Aiken, SC
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What you need to know
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- Aiken
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What is happening
At 654 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over New Ellenton, or near Aiken Mall, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Aiken, Aiken Mall, New Ellenton, Burnettown,...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 654 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over New Ellenton, or near Aiken Mall, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Aiken, Aiken Mall, New Ellenton, Burnettown, Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site, and Boyd Pond Park.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 6:54PM EDT until September 5 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Official revision - Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 6:31PM EDT until September 5 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Columbia SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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