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Special Weather Statement for Edgefield; Aiken

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Aiken, Edgefield
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At 242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Edgefield County Airport, or 10 miles northeast of Belvedere, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...

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If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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At 242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Edgefield County Airport, or 10 miles northeast of Belvedere, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Aiken, Citizens Park, Aiken Municipal Airport, USC Aiken, Graniteville, Trenton, Hopeland Gardens, and Vaucluse. This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 8 and 28.

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 2:43PM 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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