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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

1042 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

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Chester SC-

1042 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY THROUGH

1115 PM EDT...



At 1042 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8

miles east of Chester, or near Richburg, moving east at 20 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



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

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Fort Lawn, Richburg, Great Falls, and Fishing Creek Reservoir.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for

Upstate South Carolina.



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LAT...LON 3467 8089 3463 8090 3462 8089 3460 8089

      3456 8087 3464 8116 3478 8113 3479 8088

      3475 8088 3470 8086

TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 280DEG 19KT 3471 8107 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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