Severe Thunderstorm Warning South Carolina | Effective 03/12/2026 07:31

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 10:31AM EDT until March 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 12, 2026 - 7:31am
Expires: 
March 12, 2026 - 8:15am
Description: 
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Fairfield County in central South Carolina... Southern Lancaster County in central South Carolina... Lee County in central South Carolina... Calhoun County in central South Carolina... Central Clarendon County in central South Carolina... Chesterfield County in central South Carolina... Sumter County in central South Carolina... North central Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... Eastern Richland County in central South Carolina... Kershaw County in central South Carolina... * Until 1115 AM EDT. * At 1031 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Heath Springs to near Fort Jackson to Orangeburg County Airport, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Columbia, Sumter, Orangeburg, Camden, Cheraw, Manning, Bishopville, South Sumter, Shaw Air Base, Lake Wateree Dam, McEntire Air Base, Brookdale, Dentsville, St. Matthews, Kershaw, Chesterfield, Elgin, Summerton, Eastover, and Heath Springs. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 75 and 125. Interstate 26 between mile markers 132 and 147. Interstate 77 between mile markers 14 and 17. Interstate 95 between mile markers 113 and 146.
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: 
Calhoun, SC; Chesterfield, SC; Clarendon, SC; Fairfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lancaster, SC; Lee, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov