Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:38AM EDT until March 16 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 6:38am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 7:45am
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Lancaster County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Chesterfield County in central South Carolina...
* Until 1045 AM EDT.
* At 937 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hidden Valley to near Chester, moving east at
60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Lancaster, Indian Land, Pageland, Andrew Jackson State Park, USC
Lancaster, Van Wyck, Irwin, Buford, Arrowood Estates, Tradesville,
Camp Creek Fire Station, Community of Almond Glen, Unity Fire
Station, Lancaster Mill, Carolina Commons Shopping Center, and
McWhirter Airfield.
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:
Chesterfield, SC; Lancaster, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov