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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:31 PM Sep. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 656 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA CHESTERFIELD FAIRFIELD LANCASTER NEWBERRY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CHERAW, ELGIN, LANCASTER, LANCASTER MILL, NEWBERRY, PAGELAND, SPRINGDALE, WINNSBORO, AND WINNSBORO MILLS.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:14 PM Sep. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Fairfield County in central South Carolina... Southwestern Lancaster County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 413 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Richburg, or 7 miles east of Chester, moving south at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Winnsboro, Fairfield County Airport, Monticello, Longtown, Liberty Hill, Lake Wateree State Park, Irwin, Ridgeway, Lebanon Fire Station, Bell Town Fire Station, Mitford, Fairfield County Detention Center, Faith Christian School, Rion, Winnsboro Mills, Fairfield Elementary School, Feasterville Fire Station, White Oak, McWhirter Airfield, and Lake Wateree near Highway 97. This includes Interstate 77 between mile markers 33 and 50. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Heat Advisory
Issued: 3:08 PM Sep. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 110. * WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South Carolina. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. &&
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