Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 3:10PM EDT until August 6 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 12:10pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 310 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located over Lexington
and Richland Counties, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres,
Batesburg-Leesville, Springdale, St. Andrews, Dentsville, Oak
Grove, McEntire Air Base, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Red Bank,
South Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, Arcadia Lakes, Eastover, and
Columbia International University.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 37 and 84.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 90 and 133.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 29.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Calhoun, SC; Lexington, SC; Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov