Headline:
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 7:59AM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 4:59am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 65 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
BURKE COLUMBIA MCDUFFIE
RICHMOND
IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AIKEN BAMBERG BARNWELL
CALHOUN CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON
KERSHAW LEE LEXINGTON
ORANGEBURG RICHLAND SUMTER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AIKEN, AUGUSTA, BAMBERG, BARNWELL,
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, BISHOPVILLE, BLACKVILLE, BROOKDALE, CAMDEN,
CAYCE, CHERAW, COLUMBIA, DENMARK, ELGIN, EVANS, LEXINGTON,
LUGOFF, MANNING, MARTINEZ, NORTH AUGUSTA, OAK GROVE, ORANGEBURG,
PAGELAND, RED BANK, SEVEN OAKS, ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, SUMTER,
THOMSON, WAYNESBORO, WEST COLUMBIA, AND WILLISTON.
Area Description:
Burke, GA; Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Calhoun, SC; Chesterfield, SC; Clarendon, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov