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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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Lexington, SC; Newberry, SC; Richland, SC; Saluda, SC

Status In Progress Started 32 minutes ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed

Details

At 313 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dreher Island State Park, or 12 miles north of Batesburg-Leesville, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include... Lexington, Irmo, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Red Bank, Prosperity, Ballentine, Dreher Island State Park, Chapin, Little Mountain, Cedar Grove Fire Station, South Shore Marina, Oswald Park, Bundrick Island, Putnam's Landing, White Rock, Rocky Point Recreation Area, Delmar, Hollow Creek Public Park, Melvin Park, and Lighthouse Marina.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 54 and 56. Interstate 26 between mile markers 85 and 100.
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