Georgia, South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/21/2026 14:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 21 at 5:38PM EDT until August 21 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 21, 2026 - 2:38pm
Expires: 
August 21, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 608 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA BURKE RICHMOND IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN BAMBERG BARNWELL CALHOUN CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON KERSHAW LEE LEXINGTON ORANGEBURG RICHLAND SUMTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AIKEN, AUGUSTA, BAMBERG, BARNWELL, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, BISHOPVILLE, BLACKVILLE, BROOKDALE, CAMDEN, CAYCE, CHERAW, COLUMBIA, DENMARK, ELGIN, LEXINGTON, LUGOFF, MANNING, NORTH AUGUSTA, OAK GROVE, ORANGEBURG, PAGELAND, RED BANK, SEVEN OAKS, ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, SUMTER, WAYNESBORO, WEST COLUMBIA, AND WILLISTON.
Area Description: 
Burke, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Calhoun, SC; Chesterfield, SC; Clarendon, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov