South Carolina Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/30/2026 05:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 30 at 8:53AM EDT until April 30 at 9:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 30, 2026 - 5:53am
Expires: 
April 30, 2026 - 6:30am
Description: 
At 853 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over DeBordieu Colony, moving northeast at 40 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... DeBordieu Colony, Yawkey South Island, and Winyah Bay Entrance.
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.
Area Description: 
Georgetown, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC