Severe Thunderstorm Warning Georgia, South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 04:54

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 7:54AM EDT until March 16 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 4:54am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern McDuffie County in east central Georgia... Northwestern Columbia County in east central Georgia... Lincoln County in east central Georgia... Northwestern Edgefield County in central South Carolina... McCormick County in central South Carolina... * Until 900 AM EDT. * At 754 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Calhoun Falls to near White Plains, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... McCormick, Lincolnton, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Elijah Clark State Park, Mistletoe State Park, Thomson-McDuffie County Airport, Mccormick County Airport, Wrightsboro, Hamilton Branch State Park, Parksville, Plum Branch, Bordeaux, Winfield, Modoc, Scott's Landing, Knox Scout Reservation, Double Branches, Wildwood Park, and Curry Hill.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Columbia, GA; Lincoln, GA; McDuffie, GA; Edgefield, SC; McCormick, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov