Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 4:35PM EDT until August 2 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 2, 2026 - 1:35pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Bamberg County in central South Carolina...
Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 434 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Denmark to near Branchville, moving northeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Orangeburg, Bamberg, Denmark, Brookdale, Branchville, Bowman,
Orangeburg County Airport, Claflin College, Edisto Gardens, South
Carolina State University, North, Neeses, Norway, Rowesville,
Woodford, Cordova, Livingston, Cope, Govan, and Yonder Field.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 26 between mile markers 141 and 169.
Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 95.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Bamberg, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov