Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2026, 2:27 PM EDT for Clarendon County, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2026, 2:27 PM EDT (18:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clarendon County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield | 24 min |
| Aug 20, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Calhoun, Lexington, Orangeburg | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Kershaw | 26 min |
| Aug 20, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Richland | 27 min |
| Aug 20, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Dorchester | 37 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.