...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTH CENTRAL FLORENCE...
SOUTHWESTERN DILLON...EAST CENTRAL DARLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN
MARLBORO COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 749 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MECHANICSVILLE, OR 11 MILES EAST OF DARLINGTON, MOVING WEST AT 15
MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLORENCE, DARLINGTON, QUINBY, DOVESVILLE, MONT CLARE, MARS BLUFF,
BROWNSVILLE, OAK GROVE, FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE MAIN
CAMPUS, BINGHAM, MECHANICSVILLE, FLOYD, CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM,
MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM - CEDAR
TOWER AND HEALTH SOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

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