Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 5:56PM EDT until July 5 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 2:56pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Fairfield County in central South Carolina...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 556 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fairfield
County Airport, or near Winnsboro, moving northeast at 10 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...
Winnsboro, Fairfield County Airport, Ridgeway, Rion, Winnsboro
Mills, Fairfield Elementary School, Smallwood, and Fairfield County
Detention Center.
This includes Interstate 77 between mile markers 31 and 46.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Fairfield, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: