Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 4:57PM EDT until June 18 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 1:57pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern McDuffie County in east central Georgia...
Southern Columbia County in east central Georgia...
Burke County in east central Georgia...
Richmond County in east central Georgia...
Southwestern Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Barnwell County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Aiken County in central South Carolina...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 455 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southwest of Norwood to near Louisville to
near Swainsboro, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Waynesboro, Martinez, Fort Gordon,
Augusta, Plant Vogtle, Clearwater, Belvedere, Hephzibah, Harlem,
Jackson, Sardis, Midville, Glendale, Gough, South Augusta, Midtown,
and Summerville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 181 and 201.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 4.
Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15.
Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 20.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Burke, GA; Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Barnwell, SC; Edgefield, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov