Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 9:53AM EDT until March 12 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 6:53am
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
At 952 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Barnwell State Park to near Appleton to 7 miles
northeast of Sylvania, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Barnwell, Bamberg, Denmark, Rivers Bridge State Park, Ehrhardt,
Hilda, Snelling, Olar, Kline, Govan, Savannah River Site K Complex,
Bamberg County Airport, and Barnwell County Airport.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov