{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.62e2455f88a21713032c729bc482fa11309aaee8.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 6:58PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-04","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.62e2455f88a21713032c729bc482fa11309aaee8.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Columbia SC"},"word_count":130,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 6:58PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Edgefield; Aiken\n**Issued by:** NWS Columbia SC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T18:58:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T18:58:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T19:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near\nAiken Municipal Airport, or 11 miles northeast of Aiken. This storm\nwas nearly stationary.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nAiken, North Augusta, Aiken Municipal Airport, Citizens Park, USC\nAiken, Graniteville, Hopeland Gardens, Vaucluse, and Murphys Estates.\n\nThis includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 7\nand 32.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}