Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 4:14PM EDT until September 5 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 1:14pm
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Fairfield County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Lancaster County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 413 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Richburg, or
7 miles east of Chester, moving south at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Winnsboro, Fairfield County Airport, Monticello, Longtown, Liberty
Hill, Lake Wateree State Park, Irwin, Ridgeway, Lebanon Fire
Station, Bell Town Fire Station, Mitford, Fairfield County
Detention Center, Faith Christian School, Rion, Winnsboro Mills,
Fairfield Elementary School, Feasterville Fire Station, White Oak,
McWhirter Airfield, and Lake Wateree near Highway 97.
This includes Interstate 77 between mile markers 33 and 50.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Fairfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lancaster, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov