Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 7:55PM EDT until July 17 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 17, 2026 - 4:55pm
Expires:
July 17, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Burke County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Richmond County in east central Georgia...
Southwestern Barnwell County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Aiken County in central South Carolina...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 755 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Plant Vogtle,
moving northwest 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...
Waynesboro, Plant Vogtle, Hephzibah, Sardis, McBean, Alexander,
Burke County Airport, Girard, Shell Bluff, Shell Bluff Landing, and
Bennock Mill.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Burke, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Barnwell, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: