Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 7:51PM EDT until June 18 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 4:51pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Fairfield County in central South Carolina...
Southern Lancaster County in central South Carolina...
Lee County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Chesterfield County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Sumter County in central South Carolina...
East central Richland County in central South Carolina...
Kershaw County in central South Carolina...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 751 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lake Wateree State Park to near Camden to near
Oakland, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Sumter, Camden, Bishopville, Shaw Air Base, Lake Wateree Dam,
Kershaw, Heath Springs, Lugoff, Oakland, Liberty Hill, Lake Wateree
State Park, Westville, Cassatt, Elliott, Lee State Park, Mt Pisgah,
Longtown, Sumter County Airport, Goodale State Park, and Mcbee.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 91
and 126.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Chesterfield, SC; Fairfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lancaster, SC; Lee, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: