South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/12/2026 14:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 12 at 5:59PM EDT until July 12 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 12, 2026 - 2:59pm
Expires: 
July 12, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Calhoun County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 559 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gaston, or 12 miles south of Cayce, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Gaston, Sandy Run, Swansea, North, Pelion, Woodford, and Lexington County Airport At Pelion. This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 123 and 139.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Calhoun, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC