Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 11 at 1:48PM EDT until July 11 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 11, 2026 - 10:48am
Expires:
July 11, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Fairfield County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Newberry County in central South Carolina...
Northern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Eastern Saluda County in central South Carolina...
Richland County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 147 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ballentine,
or 7 miles south of VC Summer Nuclear Station, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres,
Springdale, St. Andrews, VC Summer Nuclear Station, Dentsville, Oak
Grove, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, McEntire Air Base, Red Bank,
South Congaree, Pine Ridge, Arcadia Lakes, Columbia International
University, Jenkinsville, and Harbison State Forest.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 53 and 88.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 85 and 119.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 33.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Fairfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lexington, SC; Newberry, SC; Richland, SC; Saluda, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: