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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 27 at 7:13AM EDT until May 27 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SCTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH332 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWINGAREASIN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIESIN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIABURKE COLUMBIA LINCOLNMCDUFFIE RICHMONDIN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIESIN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINAAIKEN EDGEFIELD MCCORMICKSALUDATHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AIKEN, AUGUSTA, CLARKS HILL,EDGEFIELD, EVANS, JOHNSTON, LINCOLNTON, MARTINEZ, MCCORMICK,MURPHYS ESTATES, NORTH AUGUSTA, RIDGE SPRING, SALUDA, THOMSON,AND WAYNESBORO.

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Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 9:55AM EDT by NWS Columbia SCAt 954 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overWashington, moving east at 50 mph....Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor...HAZARD...Wind gusts over 40 mph.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects.Locations impacted include...Edgefield, McCormick, Lincolnton, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, ElijahClark State Park, Mistletoe State Park, Wrightsboro, Hamilton BranchState Park, Mccormick County Airport, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, LakeStrom Thurmond, Bobby Brown State Park, Parksville, Plum Branch,Bordeaux, Scott's Landing, Knox Scout Reservation, Double Branches,Wildwood Park, and Cleora.If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT foreast central Georgia...and central South Carolina.

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