Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 2:45PM EDT until August 1 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 11:45am
Expires:
August 1, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 245 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
of Gaston, or 16 miles south of Red Bank, moving northeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Gaston, Sandy Run, Swansea, Pelion, Woodford, Thor, New Zion,
Silver Lake, and Lexington Acres Pond.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 119 and 131.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Calhoun, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov