Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 5:26PM EDT until July 12 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 12, 2026 - 2:26pm
Expires:
July 12, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 526 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lamar to near Floyd, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Florence, Darlington, Timmonsville, Lamar, Quinby, Mechanicsville,
Darlington Raceway, Swift Creek, Florence Darlington Technical
College Main Campus, Mcleod Regional Medical Center, Carolinas
Hospital System - Cedar Tower, and Health South Rehabilitation
Hospital.
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; Florence, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender: