At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Branchville, or 8 miles east of Bamberg, moving east at 50 mph. . Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include. Holly Hill, Branchville, Bowman, Santee, Eutawville, Rowesville, Vance, Rocks Pond Campground and Marina, Yonder Field, Eautaw Springs, Indian Bluff Recreation Park, Blounts Landing, and Mill Creek Marina and Campground. This includes the following highways. Interstate 26 between mile markers 157 and 169. Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 97.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 403 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA BURKE IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA BAMBERG BARNWELL ORANGEBURG THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BAMBERG, BARNWELL, BLACKVILLE, BROOKDALE, DENMARK, ORANGEBURG, WAYNESBORO, AND WILLISTON.