Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 10:40PM EDT until July 6 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 7:40pm
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
At 1040 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Cassatt, or 8 miles northwest of Bishopville, moving northeast at
20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Camden, Bishopville, Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge, Cassatt,
Goodale State Park, Mcbee, Bethune, Lucknow, Spring Hill, Dekalb,
North Towne Square Shopping Center, Alligator Fire Station,
Middendorf, Bay Springs Fire Station, Antioch, Midway Elementary
School, Boykin, Woodward Airfield, Ashland, and Rembert.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 95
and 113.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Chesterfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: