Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 5 at 5:04PM EDT until September 5 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 2:04pm
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 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
BURKE COLUMBIA MCDUFFIE
RICHMOND
IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AIKEN BAMBERG BARNWELL
CALHOUN CLARENDON ORANGEBURG
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AIKEN, AUGUSTA, BAMBERG, BARNWELL,
BLACKVILLE, BROOKDALE, DENMARK, EVANS, MANNING, MARTINEZ,
NORTH AUGUSTA, ORANGEBURG, ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, THOMSON,
WAYNESBORO, AND WILLISTON.
Area Description:
Burke, GA; Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Calhoun, SC; Clarendon, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov