NWS Columbia SCSV.W 0167September 11, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and 1 more, SC
The National Weather Service office in Columbia issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and 1 more in South Carolina, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on September 11. It was the 167th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Columbia issued in 2026. South Carolina had 59 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 19 in an average September of 2008-2025 (South Carolina's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 39 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Columbia SC
- Area
- Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and 1 more
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:36 p.m. EDT, September 11, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. EDT, September 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCAE SV.W 0167
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Fairfield County in central South Carolina... East central Newberry County in central South Carolina... North central Lexington County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 636 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jenkinsville, or 8 miles southeast of VC Summer Nuclear Station, moving west 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... Winnsboro, VC Summer Nuclear Station, Fairfield County Airport, Monticello, Ballentine, Jenkinsville, Blythewood, Chapin, Pomaria, Peak, Lighthouse Marina, Lebanon Fire Station, Lake Murray Marina, Putnam's Landing, White Rock, Rion, Melvin Park, and Winnsboro Mills. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 between mile markers 86 and 98. Interstate 77 between mile markers 28 and 29.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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