Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 4:32PM EDT until June 18 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 1:32pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 432 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elgin, or 8
miles northeast of Columbia, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin, Boykin, Wateree River Correctional
Institution, North Towne Square Shopping Center, Rembert, and Fort
Jackson Wildcat Road.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 78
and 99.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Kershaw, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: