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Mesoscale Discussion 2256

September 6, 20266 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Sep 6, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia; 8 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 6, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT (23:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe thunderstorm watch 660

Counties Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Screven County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Allendale County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 1:18 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bryan, Bulloch and 70 more117 min
Sep 6, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBurke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Lincoln and 3 more6 hr
Sep 6, 4:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBryan, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Chatham, Columbia and 22 more88 min

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2026Every mesoscale discussion 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.