Severe Thunderstorm Warning South Carolina | Effective 03/12/2026 08:15

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 11:15AM EDT until March 12 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 12, 2026 - 8:15am
Expires: 
March 12, 2026 - 9:00am
Description: 
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Clarendon County in central South Carolina... East central Sumter County in central South Carolina... * Until noon EDT. * At 1114 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles south of Elliott to near Santee Cooper Regional Airport to 6 miles west of Eastern Lake Marion, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Manning, Woods Bay State Park, Santee Cooper Regional Airport, Alcolu, Turbeville, Gable, Davis Station, Brogdon, Shiloh, and Foreston. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 110 and 145.
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: 
Clarendon, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov