Tornado Watch South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 07:53

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 10:53AM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 7:53am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 65 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA BAMBERG CALHOUN CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON KERSHAW LEE ORANGEBURG SUMTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BAMBERG, BISHOPVILLE, BROOKDALE, CAMDEN, CHERAW, DENMARK, ELGIN, LUGOFF, MANNING, ORANGEBURG, PAGELAND, ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, AND SUMTER.
Area Description: 
Bamberg, SC; Calhoun, SC; Chesterfield, SC; Clarendon, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov