490 
WUUS52 KCAE 182057
SVRCAE
GAC033-073-189-245-SCC003-011-037-182145-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0033.260618T2057Z-260618T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
457 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern McDuffie County in east central Georgia...
  Southern Columbia County in east central Georgia...
  Burke County in east central Georgia...
  Richmond County in east central Georgia...
  Southwestern Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
  Southwestern Barnwell County in central South Carolina...
  Southwestern Aiken County in central South Carolina...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 455 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles southwest of Norwood to near Louisville to
  near Swainsboro, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
  North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Waynesboro, Martinez, Fort Gordon,
  Augusta, Plant Vogtle, Clearwater, Belvedere, Hephzibah, Harlem,
  Jackson, Sardis, Midville, Glendale, Gough, South Augusta, Midtown,
  and Summerville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 181 and 201.
 Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 4.
 Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15.
 Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3283 8231 3293 8227 3308 8229 3323 8223
      3331 8234 3335 8255 3342 8256 3364 8201
      3333 8176 3298 8165 3291 8176 3295 8186
      3292 8196 3292 8208 3288 8213 3281 8215
      3280 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 242DEG 42KT 3341 8285 3304 8246 3263 8229 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DH

424 
WWUS52 KCAE 182125
SVSCAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
525 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

GAC033-073-189-245-SCC003-011-037-182145-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-260618T2145Z/
McDuffie GA-Columbia GA-Burke GA-Richmond GA-Edgefield SC-
Barnwell SC-Aiken SC-
525 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCDUFFIE...SOUTHERN COLUMBIA...BURKE...RICHMOND...
SOUTHWESTERN EDGEFIELD...SOUTHWESTERN BARNWELL AND SOUTHWESTERN AIKEN
COUNTIES...

At 525 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Norwood to near Gough to near Herndon, moving
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

Locations impacted include...
North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Waynesboro, Martinez, Fort Gordon,
Augusta, Plant Vogtle, Clearwater, Belvedere, Hephzibah, Harlem,
Jackson, Sardis, Midville, Glendale, Gough, South Augusta, Midtown,
and Summerville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 181 and 201.
 Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 4.
 Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15.
 Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3334 8251 3337 8255 3342 8256 3364 8201
      3333 8176 3298 8165 3291 8176 3295 8186
      3292 8196 3292 8208 3288 8213 3281 8215
      3280 8221 3283 8231 3293 8227 3308 8229
      3323 8223 3331 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 249DEG 36KT 3354 8267 3317 8228 3276 8211 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DH