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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0037 Issued by the Columbia Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-06-18 18:10:05
562
WUUS52 KCAE 182309
SVRCAE
SCC017-039-055-063-071-075-079-085-190000-
/O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0037.260618T2309Z-260619T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
709 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Fairfield County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Newberry County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
Lexington County in central South Carolina...
West central Sumter County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
Richland County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 709 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Dreher Island State Park to Oak
Grove to 9 miles south of Gaston, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres,
Camden, Winnsboro, Springdale, St. Andrews, Dentsville, Oak Grove,
McEntire Air Base, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Red Bank, South
Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, Prosperity, and Arcadia Lakes.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 50 and 96.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 83 and 132.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Murray move away from the water and
take shelter!
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Wateree move away from the water and
take shelter!
&&
LAT...LON 3392 8050 3359 8122 3362 8123 3365 8119
3368 8124 3390 8130 3420 8155 3446 8087
3423 8061
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 240DEG 43KT 3419 8141 3396 8117 3368 8110
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DH
Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-06-18 18:32:06
361
WWUS52 KCAE 182331
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
731 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
SCC071-075-182341-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
Newberry SC-Orangeburg SC-
731 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEWBERRY AND
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3372 8095 3396 8109 3428 8135 3446 8087
3423 8061 3392 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 237DEG 37KT 3434 8126 3406 8096 3381 8078
$$
SCC017-039-055-063-079-085-190000-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
Fairfield SC-Calhoun SC-Lexington SC-Sumter SC-Richland SC-
Kershaw SC-
731 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...NORTHEASTERN
LEXINGTON...WEST CENTRAL SUMTER...RICHLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN KERSHAW
COUNTIES...
At 731 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Monticello to Arcadia Lakes to near Gadsden,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres, Camden,
Winnsboro, St. Andrews, Dentsville, McEntire Air Base, Oak Grove,
Arcadia Lakes, Eastover, Lugoff, Columbia International University,
Jenkinsville, Harbison State Forest, Sesquicentennial State Park,
Lake Carolina, and SC State Fair Grounds.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 63 and 96.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 97 and 111, between mile markers
116 and 121, and between mile markers 128 and 132.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 1 and 41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Murray move away from the water and
take shelter!
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Wateree move away from the water and
take shelter!
&&
LAT...LON 3372 8095 3396 8109 3428 8135 3446 8087
3423 8061 3392 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 237DEG 37KT 3434 8126 3406 8096 3381 8078
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DH
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-06-18 18:32:06
361
WWUS52 KCAE 182331
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
731 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
SCC071-075-182341-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
Newberry SC-Orangeburg SC-
731 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEWBERRY AND
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3372 8095 3396 8109 3428 8135 3446 8087
3423 8061 3392 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 237DEG 37KT 3434 8126 3406 8096 3381 8078
$$
SCC017-039-055-063-079-085-190000-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
Fairfield SC-Calhoun SC-Lexington SC-Sumter SC-Richland SC-
Kershaw SC-
731 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...NORTHEASTERN
LEXINGTON...WEST CENTRAL SUMTER...RICHLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN KERSHAW
COUNTIES...
At 731 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Monticello to Arcadia Lakes to near Gadsden,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres, Camden,
Winnsboro, St. Andrews, Dentsville, McEntire Air Base, Oak Grove,
Arcadia Lakes, Eastover, Lugoff, Columbia International University,
Jenkinsville, Harbison State Forest, Sesquicentennial State Park,
Lake Carolina, and SC State Fair Grounds.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 63 and 96.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 97 and 111, between mile markers
116 and 121, and between mile markers 128 and 132.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 1 and 41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Murray move away from the water and
take shelter!
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Wateree move away from the water and
take shelter!
&&
LAT...LON 3372 8095 3396 8109 3428 8135 3446 8087
3423 8061 3392 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 237DEG 37KT 3434 8126 3406 8096 3381 8078
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DH
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-06-18 18:46:06
798
WWUS52 KCAE 182345
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
745 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
SCC017-063-182355-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
Calhoun SC-Lexington SC-
745 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN AND
NORTHEASTERN LEXINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3385 8067 3408 8086 3438 8109 3446 8087
3423 8061 3392 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 258DEG 54KT 3442 8100 3414 8070 3389 8052
$$
SCC039-055-079-085-190000-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
Fairfield SC-Sumter SC-Richland SC-Kershaw SC-
745 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFIELD...WEST CENTRAL SUMTER...NORTHEASTERN
RICHLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN KERSHAW COUNTIES...
At 745 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Winnsboro to near Lugoff to near
Shaw Air Base, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Camden, Winnsboro, Eastover, Lugoff, Lake Carolina,
Villages at Sandhill, Longtown, Elgin, Lake Wateree State Park,
Blythewood, Ridgeway, Boykin, Winnsboro Mills, Fort Jackson McCrady
Training Center, Pine Grove Fire Station, Smallwood, Wateree River
Correctional Institution, and Stateburg.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 80 and 96.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 31 and 41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Wateree move away from the water and
take shelter!
&&
LAT...LON 3385 8067 3408 8086 3438 8109 3446 8087
3423 8061 3392 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 258DEG 54KT 3442 8100 3414 8070 3389 8052
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DH
Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-06-18 18:46:06
798
WWUS52 KCAE 182345
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
745 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
SCC017-063-182355-
/O.CAN.KCAE.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
Calhoun SC-Lexington SC-
745 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN AND
NORTHEASTERN LEXINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3385 8067 3408 8086 3438 8109 3446 8087
3423 8061 3392 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 258DEG 54KT 3442 8100 3414 8070 3389 8052
$$
SCC039-055-079-085-190000-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260619T0000Z/
Fairfield SC-Sumter SC-Richland SC-Kershaw SC-
745 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFIELD...WEST CENTRAL SUMTER...NORTHEASTERN
RICHLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN KERSHAW COUNTIES...
At 745 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Winnsboro to near Lugoff to near
Shaw Air Base, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Camden, Winnsboro, Eastover, Lugoff, Lake Carolina,
Villages at Sandhill, Longtown, Elgin, Lake Wateree State Park,
Blythewood, Ridgeway, Boykin, Winnsboro Mills, Fort Jackson McCrady
Training Center, Pine Grove Fire Station, Smallwood, Wateree River
Correctional Institution, and Stateburg.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 80 and 96.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 31 and 41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Wateree move away from the water and
take shelter!
&&
LAT...LON 3385 8067 3408 8086 3438 8109 3446 8087
3423 8061 3392 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 258DEG 54KT 3442 8100 3414 8070 3389 8052
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DH
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