Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 2:38PM EDT until July 12 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 12, 2026 - 11:38am
Expires:
July 12, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Lancaster County in central South Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 238 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fishing Creek
Reservoir, or near Lancaster, moving east 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...
Lancaster, Kershaw, Elgin, Heath Springs, USC Lancaster, Irwin,
Buford, Arrowood Estates, Bell Town Fire Station, Tradesville, Camp
Creek Fire Station, Antioch, Kirk Air Base, Faith Christian School,
Pleasant Hill, Kershaw Correctional Institution, Lancaster Mill,
McWhirter Airfield, Bear Creek Park, and McDonald Green Elementary
School.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Lancaster, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: