Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 2:38PM EDT until May 23 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 23, 2026 - 11:38am
Expires:
May 23, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Columbia County in east central Georgia...
Richmond County in east central Georgia...
South central Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
West central Aiken County in central South Carolina...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 238 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Gordon,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Martinez, Fort Gordon, Augusta,
Clearwater, Belvedere, Hephzibah, Glendale, South Augusta, Midtown,
Summerville, Augusta Mall, Daniel Field, Augusta Regional Airport,
Village Plaza Shopping Center, Augusta National Golf Club,
Burnettown, and West End Augusta.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 191 and 201.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 4.
Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15.
Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 21.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Columbia, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov