Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 5:14PM EDT until August 1 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 2:14pm
Expires:
August 1, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 513 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Barnwell State
Park, or 8 miles north of Barnwell, 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, Williston, Blackville, Barnwell State Park,
Springfield, Hilda, Norway, Elko, Cope, Aiken Gopher Tortoise
Heritage Preserve, 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