Special Weather Statement for Newberry; Saluda; Lexington

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At 329 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dreher Island State Park, or 8 miles northeast of Batesburg-Leesville, moving northeast at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Lexington, Batesburg-Leesville, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Red Bank, Prosperity, Dreher Island State Park, Chapin, Gilbert, Summit, Little Mountain, Cedar Grove Fire Station, South Shore Marina, Oswald Park, Bundrick Island, Putnam's Landing, Rocky Point Recreation Area, Murray, Hollywood Elementary School, Camp Kinard, and Delmar. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 38 and 55, and between mile markers 58 and 61. Interstate 26 between mile markers 78 and 81.