Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 4:56PM EDT until August 2 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 2, 2026 - 1:56pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
At 456 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles north of Denmark to near Bowman, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Orangeburg, Brookdale, Branchville, Bowman, Orangeburg County
Airport, Claflin College, Edisto Gardens, South Carolina State
University, North, Neeses, Norway, Rowesville, Woodford, Cordova,
Livingston, Cope, Yonder Field, Wilkinson Heights, Prince of Orange
Mall, and Edisto.
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:
Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov