Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 10:07AM EDT until March 12 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 7:07am
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 7:45am
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Clarendon County in central South Carolina...
Bamberg County in central South Carolina...
Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 1045 AM EDT.
* At 1007 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles west of Edisto Gardens to 6 miles northeast
of Ulmer to near Estill, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Orangeburg, Bamberg, Denmark, Brookdale, Holly Hill, Branchville,
Bowman, Elloree, Santee State Park, Claflin College, South Carolina
State University, Orangeburg County Airport, Rivers Bridge State
Park, Edisto Gardens, Santee, Ehrhardt, Cameron, Norway,
Rowesville, and Olar.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 26 between mile markers 147 and 169.
Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 104.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.
Area Description:
Bamberg, SC; Calhoun, SC; Clarendon, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov