Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 11 at 6:10PM EDT until September 11 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 11, 2026 - 3:10pm
Expires:
September 11, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elgin, or 9
miles northeast of Dentsville, moving southwest at 15 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...
Columbia, Camden, Lake Wateree Dam, Dentsville, Lugoff,
Sesquicentennial State Park, Lake Carolina, Villages at Sandhill,
Longtown, Elgin, Goodale State Park, Killian, Woodfield, Blythewood,
Ridgeway, North Towne Square Shopping Center, Upper Richland Fire
Station, Boykin, Pine Grove Fire Station, and Smallwood.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 76 and 103.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 17 and 33.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Fairfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov