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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0103 Issued by the Columbia Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-06 13:34:27 992 WUUS52 KCAE 061834 SVRCAE SCC003-017-063-075-079-061915- /O.NEW.KCAE.SV.W.0103.260806T1834Z-260806T1915Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 234 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Calhoun County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina... East central Aiken County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... South central Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 233 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gaston, or 13 miles south of Red Bank, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Red Bank, Oak Grove, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, Hopkins, Riverbanks Zoo, SC State Farmers Market, Columbia Metro Airport, SC State Fair Grounds, West Columbia Riverwalk, Sandy Run, Five Points, Swansea, North, and Pelion. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 50 and 62. Interstate 26 between mile markers 109 and 131. Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 9. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3357 8100 3365 8134 3405 8130 3397 8085 TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 194DEG 11KT 3374 8115 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ PL Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-06 13:51:27 499 WWUS52 KCAE 061851 SVSCAE Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 251 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026 SCC003-017-063-075-079-061915- /O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-260806T1915Z/ Calhoun SC-Lexington SC-Aiken SC-Orangeburg SC-Richland SC- 251 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...SOUTHEASTERN LEXINGTON...EAST CENTRAL AIKEN...NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG AND SOUTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES... At 251 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gaston, or 10 miles southeast of Red Bank, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Red Bank, Oak Grove, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, Hopkins, Riverbanks Zoo, SC State Farmers Market, Columbia Metro Airport, SC State Fair Grounds, West Columbia Riverwalk, Sandy Run, Five Points, Swansea, North, and Pelion. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 50 and 62. Interstate 26 between mile markers 109 and 131. Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 9. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3357 8100 3365 8134 3405 8130 3397 8085 TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 194DEG 11KT 3379 8113 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ PL Action: Correction Issued At: 2026-08-06 14:00:58
776
WWUS52 KCAE 061900 CCA
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
300 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
SCC003-017-063-075-079-061930-
/O.COR.KCAE.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-260806T1915Z/
Calhoun SC-Lexington SC-Aiken SC-Orangeburg SC-Richland SC-
300 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...SOUTHEASTERN LEXINGTON...EAST CENTRAL
AIKEN...NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG AND SOUTH CENTRAL RICHLAND
COUNTIES...
At 300 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gaston, or 10
miles southeast of Red Bank, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Red Bank, Oak Grove, South
Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, Hopkins, Riverbanks Zoo, SC State
Farmers Market, Columbia Metro Airport, SC State Fair Grounds, West
Columbia Riverwalk, Sandy Run, Five Points, Swansea, North, and
Pelion.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 50 and 62.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 109 and 131.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 9.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3357 8100 3365 8134 3405 8130 3397 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 194DEG 11KT 3379 8113
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
PL
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-06 14:02:58
834
WWUS52 KCAE 061902
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
302 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
SCC003-017-063-075-079-061915-
/O.CON.KCAE.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-260806T1915Z/
Calhoun SC-Lexington SC-Aiken SC-Orangeburg SC-Richland SC-
302 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...SOUTHEASTERN LEXINGTON...EAST CENTRAL
AIKEN...NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG AND SOUTH CENTRAL RICHLAND
COUNTIES...
At 302 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gaston, or 9
miles south of Cayce, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Red Bank, Oak Grove, South
Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, Hopkins, Riverbanks Zoo, SC State
Farmers Market, Columbia Metro Airport, SC State Fair Grounds, West
Columbia Riverwalk, Sandy Run, Five Points, Swansea, North, and
Pelion.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 50 and 62.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 109 and 131.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 9.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3357 8100 3365 8134 3405 8130 3397 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 194DEG 11KT 3382 8112
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
PL
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-06 14:13:13 082 WWUS52 KCAE 061912 SVSCAE Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 312 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026 SCC003-017-063-075-079-061922- /O.EXP.KCAE.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-260806T1915Z/ Calhoun SC-Lexington SC-Aiken SC-Orangeburg SC-Richland SC- 312 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN... SOUTHEASTERN LEXINGTON...EAST CENTRAL AIKEN...NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG AND SOUTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for Lexington, Richland, and Calhoun Counties LAT...LON 3357 8100 3365 8134 3405 8130 3397 8085 TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 194DEG 11KT 3385 8111 $$ PL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||