Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:19PM EDT until July 5 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 3:19pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 619 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fairfield
County Airport, or over 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: