Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2026
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2026, 10:13 AM EDT for Bamberg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 32 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2026, 10:13 AM EDT (14:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2026, 10:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Bamberg County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 10:24 AM EDT | TORNADO | 4 S Bamberg, SC | A NWS Survey Team confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado south of the town of Bamberg in Bamberg County, SC from March 12th, 2026. The tornado formed near the intersection of HWY 601 and Harley Rd and continued east along Harley Road. Most of the damage occurred on a |
| Mar 12, 10:25 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Bamberg, SC | Numerous trees reported down in yard at the intersection of Harley Road and Highway 601. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:14 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
155
WFUS52 KCAE 121413
TORCAE
SCC009-121445-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0005.260312T1413Z-260312T1445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1013 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Bamberg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 1045 AM EDT.
* At 1013 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 7 miles north of Ulmer, or 8 miles southwest of
Denmark, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Bamberg County, including the following locations... Govan
and Olar.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3316 8123 3326 8122 3330 8093 3328 8092
3314 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 263DEG 27KT 3321 8119
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
DH2 follow-up statements
664
WWUS52 KCAE 121423
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1023 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
SCC009-121445-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260312T1445Z/
Bamberg SC-
1023 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
BAMBERG COUNTY...
At 1023 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bamberg, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Bamberg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3317 8110 3326 8113 3328 8109 3330 8093
3328 8092 3317 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 256DEG 38KT 3325 8104
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
DH887
WWUS52 KCAE 121436
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
SCC009-121445-
/O.EXP.KCAE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260312T1445Z/
Bamberg SC-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BAMBERG COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1045
AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for central South
Carolina.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Eastern Bamberg County and Orangeburg County.
LAT...LON 3317 8110 3326 8113 3328 8109 3330 8093
3328 8092 3317 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1435Z 270DEG 27KT 3326 8094
$$
DHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 8:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 9:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington, Saluda | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 9:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 9:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 9:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw and 4 more | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 9:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 23 min |
| Mar 12, 10:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 10:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster and 4 more | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 10:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 11:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield, Lee | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Sumter | 45 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.