Georgia, South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 09/05/2026 13:31

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 5 at 4:31PM EDT until September 5 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
September 5, 2026 - 1:31pm
Expires: 
September 5, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 656 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA LINCOLN IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA EDGEFIELD KERSHAW LEE LEXINGTON MCCORMICK RICHLAND SALUDA SUMTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, BISHOPVILLE, CAMDEN, CAYCE, CLARKS HILL, COLUMBIA, EDGEFIELD, ELGIN, JOHNSTON, LEXINGTON, LINCOLNTON, LUGOFF, MCCORMICK, MURPHYS ESTATES, OAK GROVE, RED BANK, RIDGE SPRING, SALUDA, SEVEN OAKS, SUMTER, AND WEST COLUMBIA.
Area Description: 
Lincoln, GA; Edgefield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Lexington, SC; McCormick, SC; Richland, SC; Saluda, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov