Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 5:35PM EDT until September 6 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 6, 2026 - 2:35pm
Expires:
September 6, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Newberry County in central South Carolina...
Northern Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
Saluda County in central South Carolina...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 535 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Saluda, or 18
miles southwest of Newberry, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Batesburg-Leesville, Saluda, Johnston, Ridge Spring, Saluda County
Airport, Monetta, Ward, Saluda Co Sheriff's Office, Good Hope,
Pleasant Lane, Northside Fire Station Main, Hollywood Elementary
School, Emory, Lake Murray Shores, Cleora, Scurry Airport, Circle
Fire Station, Hickory Grove, Delmar, and Hibernia.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Edgefield, SC; Newberry, SC; Saluda, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov