South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 13:44

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 4:44PM EDT until July 12 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 1:44pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
SVRILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Florence County in northeastern South Carolina... Southwestern Dillon County in northeastern South Carolina... Southern Darlington County in northeastern South Carolina... Northwestern Marion County in northeastern South Carolina... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 444 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Darlington Raceway to Mars Bluff, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Florence, Darlington, Timmonsville, Latta, Lamar, Quinby, Sellers, Blue Brick, Mars Bluff, Lydia, Darlington Raceway, Swift Creek, Florence Darlington Technical College Main Campus, Oats, Effingham, Francis Marion University, Mechanicsville, Claussen, Evergreen, and Oak Grove.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.
Area Description: 
Darlington, SC; Dillon, SC; Florence, SC; Marion, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC