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SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Fairfield County in central South Carolina... Southwestern Lancaster County in central South Carolina... Eastern Newberry County in central South Carolina... Northern Calhoun County in central South Carolina... Lexington County in central South Carolina... West central Sumter County in central South Carolina... Richland County in central South Carolina... Western Kershaw County in central South Carolina... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 854 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Blair to 13 miles southeast of Batesburg-Leesville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres, Camden, Winnsboro, Springdale, Dentsville, Oak Grove, Lake Wateree Dam, St. Andrews, VC Summer Nuclear Station, McEntire Air Base, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Red Bank, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, and Kershaw. This includes the following highways... Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 39 and 99. Interstate 26 between mile markers 83 and 132. Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 50.