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SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Calhoun County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Clarendon County in central South Carolina... Southern Lexington County in central South Carolina... Southern Sumter County in central South Carolina... Northeastern Aiken County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 500 AM EDT. * At 357 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Forest Acres to 12 miles southeast of Batesburg-Leesville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Columbia, Sumter, West Columbia, Orangeburg, Cayce, South Sumter, McEntire Air Base, Red Bank, Brookdale, Oak Grove, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, St. Matthews, Gaston, Eastover, Orangeburg County Airport, Congaree National Park, Hopkins, Claflin College, and Horrel Hill. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 25 and 52. Interstate 26 between mile markers 112 and 150. Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 8. Interstate 95 between mile markers 133 and 137.