Special Weather Statement

At 1249 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Belvedere to near Appling to near Wrightsboro. Movement was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Aiken, North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Thomson, Fort Gordon, Augusta, Clearwater, Martinez, Aiken Mall, Belvedere, Harlem, New Ellenton, Glendale, South Augusta, Summerville, Wrightsboro, Augusta Mall, Daniel Field, and Village Plaza Shopping Center.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 166 and 201. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15. Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 23.