Georgia, South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 09/05/2026 15:28

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 5 at 6:28PM EDT until September 5 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
September 5, 2026 - 3:28pm
Expires: 
September 5, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 656 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA BURKE COLUMBIA MCDUFFIE RICHMOND IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN BAMBERG BARNWELL CALHOUN CLARENDON LEXINGTON ORANGEBURG RICHLAND SUMTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AIKEN, AUGUSTA, BAMBERG, BARNWELL, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, BLACKVILLE, BROOKDALE, CAYCE, COLUMBIA, DENMARK, EVANS, LEXINGTON, MANNING, MARTINEZ, NORTH AUGUSTA, OAK GROVE, ORANGEBURG, RED BANK, SEVEN OAKS, ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, SUMTER, THOMSON, WAYNESBORO, WEST COLUMBIA, AND WILLISTON.
Area Description: 
Burke, GA; Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Calhoun, SC; Clarendon, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov