Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 4:49PM EDT until July 12 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 12, 2026 - 1:49pm
Expires:
July 12, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Fairfield County in central South Carolina...
North central Richland County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 448 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elgin, or 8
miles southwest of Lake Wateree Dam, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Camden, Lake Wateree Dam, Lugoff, Elgin, Goodale State Park, Pine
Grove Fire Station, Dekalb, North Towne Square Shopping Center,
Woodward Airfield, Antioch, and Midway Elementary School.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 87
and 105.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Fairfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: