Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 3:20PM EDT until August 2 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 2, 2026 - 12:20pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Burke County in east central Georgia...
Eastern Richmond County in east central Georgia...
Southwestern Barnwell County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Aiken County in central South Carolina...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 319 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Hephzibah to near Sylvania,
moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
North Augusta, Waynesboro, Savannah River Site, Augusta, Plant
Vogtle, Clearwater, Belvedere, Hephzibah, Jackson, Sardis,
Alexander, Burke County Airport, Glendale, South Augusta, Midtown,
Summerville, McBean, Augusta Regional Airport, Girard, and West End
Augusta.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 6 and 15.
Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 19.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Burke, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Barnwell, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov