Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 4:36PM EDT until August 10 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 10, 2026 - 1:36pm
Expires:
August 10, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 435 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mechanicsville,
or near Darlington, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Darlington, Dovesville, Mechanicsville, Mont Clare, Auburn,
Darlington Raceway, Floyd, and Florence Darlington Technical College
Main Campus.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or
large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in
Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Darlington, SC; Florence, SC; Marlboro, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov