Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 4:26PM EDT until July 12 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 12, 2026 - 1:26pm
Expires:
July 12, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Lee County in central South Carolina...
South central Chesterfield County in central South Carolina...
East central Kershaw County in central South Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cassatt, or
13 miles northwest of Bishopville, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Cassatt, Mcbee, Bethune, Lucknow, Ashland, and Midway Elementary
School.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Chesterfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: