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Special Weather Statement for Clarendon; Southeastern Orangeburg

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At 633 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Summerton to near Eastern Lake Marion to Holly Hill. Movement was east at 10 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds...

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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. If on or near Lake Marion, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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At 633 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Summerton to near Eastern Lake Marion to Holly Hill. Movement was east at 10 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... 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... Holly Hill, Summerton, Santee Cooper Regional Airport, Eutawville, Eautaw Springs, Indian Bluff Recreation Park, St. Paul, Davis Station, Rocks Pond Campground and Marina, Blounts Landing, and Foreston. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 105 and 114.

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    Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 6:34PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

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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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