South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/06/2026 11:34

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 2:34PM EDT until August 6 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 6, 2026 - 11:34am
Expires: 
August 6, 2026 - 12:15pm
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... East central Aiken County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... South central Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 233 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gaston, or 13 miles south of Red Bank, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Red Bank, Oak Grove, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, Hopkins, Riverbanks Zoo, SC State Farmer's Market, Columbia Metro Airport, SC State Fair Grounds, West Columbia Riverwalk, Sandy Run, Five Points, Swansea, North, and Pelion. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 50 and 62. Interstate 26 between mile markers 109 and 131. Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 9.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Aiken, SC; Calhoun, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov