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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:56 PM Jul. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Calhoun County in central South Carolina... Clarendon County in central South Carolina... Southwestern Sumter County in central South Carolina... Northeastern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 256 PM EDT, multiple severe thunderstorms were located in the warning, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Manning, Brookdale, St. Matthews, Summerton, Eastover, Elloree, Congaree National Park, Alcolu, Santee State Park, Santee Cooper Regional Airport, Gadsden, Poinsett State Park, Santee, Pinewood, Cameron, Eutawville, Paxville, Vance, Poplar Creek Landing, and Rimini. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 between mile markers 131 and 149. Interstate 95 between mile markers 93 and 128. 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...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 6:44 PM Jul. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Clarendon and southeastern Orangeburg Counties through 315 PM EDT... At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Santee Cooper Regional Airport, or 12 miles south of Manning, moving east at 25 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Holly Hill, Summerton, Santee Cooper Regional Airport, Santee, Eutawville, Vance, St. Paul, Rocks Pond Campground and Marina, Foreston, Eautaw Springs, Indian Bluff Recreation Park, Davis Station, Blounts Landing, and Mill Creek Marina and Campground. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 near mile marker 169. Interstate 95 between mile markers 86 and 115. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central South Carolina. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:26 PM Jul. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN BAMBERG BARNWELL CALHOUN CLARENDON EDGEFIELD KERSHAW LEE LEXINGTON ORANGEBURG RICHLAND SALUDA SUMTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AIKEN, BAMBERG, BARNWELL, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, BISHOPVILLE, BLACKVILLE, BROOKDALE, CAMDEN, CAYCE, COLUMBIA, DENMARK, EDGEFIELD, ELGIN, JOHNSTON, LEXINGTON, LUGOFF, MANNING, MURPHYS ESTATES, NORTH AUGUSTA, OAK GROVE, ORANGEBURG, RED BANK, RIDGE SPRING, SALUDA, SEVEN OAKS, ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, SUMTER, WEST COLUMBIA, AND WILLISTON.
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