Headline:
Tornado Watch issued March 12 at 7:14AM EDT until March 12 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 4:14am
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 50 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
BURKE COLUMBIA LINCOLN
MCDUFFIE RICHMOND
IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AIKEN BAMBERG BARNWELL
CALHOUN CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON
EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD KERSHAW
LANCASTER LEE LEXINGTON
MCCORMICK NEWBERRY ORANGEBURG
RICHLAND SALUDA SUMTER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AIKEN, AUGUSTA, BAMBERG, BARNWELL,
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, BISHOPVILLE, BLACKVILLE, BROOKDALE, CAMDEN,
CAYCE, CHERAW, CLARKS HILL, COLUMBIA, DENMARK, EDGEFIELD, ELGIN,
ELGIN, EVANS, JOHNSTON, LANCASTER, LANCASTER MILL, LEXINGTON,
LINCOLNTON, LUGOFF, MANNING, MARTINEZ, MCCORMICK,
MURPHYS ESTATES, NEWBERRY, NORTH AUGUSTA, OAK GROVE, ORANGEBURG,
PAGELAND, RED BANK, RIDGE SPRING, SALUDA, SEVEN OAKS, SPRINGDALE,
ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, SUMTER, THOMSON, WAYNESBORO,
WEST COLUMBIA, WILLISTON, WINNSBORO, AND WINNSBORO MILLS.
Area Description:
Burke, GA; Columbia, GA; Lincoln, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Calhoun, SC; Chesterfield, SC; Clarendon, SC; Edgefield, SC; Fairfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lancaster, SC; Lee, SC; Lexington, SC; McCormick, SC; Newberry, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Saluda, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov