Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:15AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 7:15am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lee County in central South Carolina...
Central Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
South central Chesterfield County in central South Carolina...
Northern Sumter County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Richland County in central South Carolina...
Central Kershaw County in central South Carolina...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 1015 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Goodale State Park to near Gadsden, moving northeast
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Sumter, Camden, Bishopville, South Sumter, Shaw Air Base,
Eastover, Lugoff, Oakland, Mulberry, Cassatt, Elliott, Lee State
Park, Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge, Sumter County Airport,
Millwood, Poinsett State Park, Goodale State Park, Mcbee, and
Mayesville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 91 and 126.
Interstate 95 near mile marker 146.
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:
Calhoun, SC; Chesterfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov