Georgia, South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 13:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 4:17PM EDT until July 12 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 1:17pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lincoln County in east central Georgia... Northwestern Edgefield County in central South Carolina... McCormick County in central South Carolina... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elijah Clark State Park, or 18 miles northeast of Washington, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... McCormick, Lincolnton, Mccormick County Airport, Elijah Clark State Park, Parksville, Plum Branch, Hickory Knob State Resort Park, Gill's Point, Hester's Ferry Campground, Bordeaux, Baker Creek State Park, Leroy's Ferry Recreation Area, Willington, Curry Hill, Cleora, Chennault, Whitetown, Hawe Creek Campground, and Long Cane Creek Picnic Area.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent lightning. If on or near Lake Strom Thurmond move away from the water and take shelter!
Area Description: 
Lincoln, GA; Edgefield, SC; McCormick, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC