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Special Weather Statement, NWS Columbia, SC

August 20, 2026Kershaw County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2026, 1:34 PM EDT for Kershaw County, South Carolina. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 20, 2026, 1:34 PM EDT (17:34 UTC)
Expired: Aug 20, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

County Kershaw County, SC

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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, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Richland	27 min
Aug 20, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Dorchester	37 min
Aug 20, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Clarendon, Orangeburg	48 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in South Carolina, 2026 Every special weather statement 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.