Tornado Watch South Carolina | Effective 03/12/2026 08:18

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 12 at 11:18AM EDT until March 12 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 12, 2026 - 8:18am
Expires: 
March 12, 2026 - 10:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 50 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON KERSHAW LEE ORANGEBURG SUMTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BISHOPVILLE, BROOKDALE, CAMDEN, CHERAW, ELGIN, LUGOFF, MANNING, ORANGEBURG, PAGELAND, SUMMERTON, AND SUMTER.
Area Description: 
Chesterfield, SC; Clarendon, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov