Expires:202405152230;Remove:202405152230;273537 WWUS82 KCAE 152140 SPSCAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 540 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 GAZ065-077-SCZ030-031-035-037-038-041-135>137-152230- Burke GA-Richmond GA-Central Orangeburg SC-Barnwell SC-Aiken SC- Southeastern Orangeburg SC-Calhoun SC-Clarendon SC-Bamberg SC- Sumter SC-Northwestern Orangeburg SC- 540 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Burke, southeastern Richmond, Calhoun, southwestern Clarendon, Barnwell, Bamberg, southwestern Sumter, southern Aiken and Orangeburg Counties through 630 PM EDT... At 540 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Orangeburg to 6 miles south of McBean. Movement was east at 60 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion 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... Orangeburg, Barnwell, Bamberg, Denmark, Savannah River Site, Plant Vogtle, Brookdale, Hephzibah, Williston, Blackville, New Ellenton, St. Matthews, Jackson, Holly Hill, Branchville, Summerton, Bowman, Elloree, Santee State Park, and Orangeburg County Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 between mile markers 132 and 168. Interstate 95 between mile markers 86 and 112. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central South Carolina. && LAT...LON 3345 8015 3345 8022 3341 8023 3330 8049 3333 8051 3305 8111 3312 8119 3311 8136 3316 8153 3310 8162 3303 8157 3317 8226 3323 8223 3327 8227 3374 8091 3359 8005 TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 284DEG 51KT 3359 8099 3318 8198 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MG