Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 3:41PM EDT until August 2 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 2, 2026 - 12:41pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
At 340 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hephzibah to near Hilltonia, moving northeast at 25
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, Plant Vogtle,
Clearwater, Hephzibah, Jackson, Sardis, Alexander, McBean, Augusta
Regional Airport, Girard, Audubon's Silver Bluff Sanctuary, New
Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam Park, Savannah River Site Badge Office,
Westover, Bennock Mill, Savannah River Site K Complex, Shell Bluff,
and Shell Bluff Landing.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 10 and 15.
Interstate 520 in South Carolina near mile marker 16.
Instruction:
Report any hail, damaging winds or flooding directly to the Columbia
National Weather Service when it is safe to do so. You can send
reports by Facebook or X to NWSColumbia or by e-mail at
NWS.Columbia@noaa.gov.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Burke, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Barnwell, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov