South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/05/2026 13:25

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:25PM EDT until July 5 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 1:25pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
At 424 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sandy Run to 7 miles southwest of Orangeburg County Airport, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Orangeburg, Brookdale, St. Matthews, Branchville, Orangeburg County Airport, Claflin College, Edisto Gardens, South Carolina State University, Rowesville, Cordova, Cope, Wilkinson Heights, Prince of Orange Mall, and Edisto. This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 131 and 150.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Bamberg, SC; Calhoun, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC