South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 13:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 4:58PM EDT until July 12 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 1:58pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
At 457 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Swift Creek to near 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Darlington, SC; Dillon, SC; Florence, SC; Marion, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC