Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 4:42PM EDT until August 1 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 1:42pm
Expires:
August 1, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Barnwell County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Bamberg County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Aiken County in central South Carolina...
West central Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 442 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Savannah River Site, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Barnwell, Denmark, Savannah River Site, Williston, Blackville,
Barnwell State Park, Aiken State Park, Springfield, Hilda, Norway,
Snelling, Elko, Windsor, Cope, Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage
Preserve, Savannah River Site H Canyon, Savannah River Site K
Complex, and Barnwell County Airport.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Aiken, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov