Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:43AM EDT until March 16 at 9:45AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:43am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 6:45am
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Fairfield County in central South Carolina...
Newberry County in central South Carolina...
Northern Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
Saluda County in central South Carolina...
North central Aiken County in central South Carolina...
East central McCormick County in central South Carolina...
* Until 945 AM EDT.
* At 843 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Laurens to near Hamilton Branch
State Park, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Newberry, Batesburg-
Leesville, Edgefield, Saluda, Johnston, Whitmire, Prosperity, Ridge
Spring, Monticello, Saluda County Airport, Newberry College,
Newberry County Airport, Blair, Little Mountain, Monetta, Pomaria,
Silverstreet, Ward, Saluda Co Sheriff's Office, and US-176 and SC-
34 Crossroads.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 62 and 87.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.
Area Description:
Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC; Fairfield, SC; McCormick, SC; Newberry, SC; Saluda, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov