Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for East Central Georgia and Central South Carolina
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NOAA issued it on June 5, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Columbia SC has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Columbia and Richmond counties in Georgia and Edgefield and Aiken counties in South Carolina until 3:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East Central Georgia and Central South Carolina
- Issued
- June 5, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Columbia SC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Central Georgia and Central South Carolina.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Columbia SC. The alert is effective from May 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM EDT until May 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southeastern Columbia County in east central Georgia, Richmond County in east central Georgia, South central Edgefield County in central South Carolina, and West central Aiken County in central South Carolina. Locations impacted include North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Martinez, Fort Gordon, Augusta, Clearwater, Belvedere, Hephzibah, Glendale, South Augusta, Midtown, Summerville, Augusta Mall, Daniel Field, Augusta Regional Airport, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Augusta National Golf Club, Burnettown, and West End Augusta. This includes Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 191 and 201, Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 4, Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15, and Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 21.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 2:38 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Gordon, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected along with wind damage to trees and powerlines.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 3:30 PM EDT on May 23, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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