NWS Columbia SCSV.W 0151September 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more, SC
The National Weather Service office in Columbia issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more in South Carolina, which was in force until 5:45 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 151st 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 53 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Columbia SC
- Area
- Lexington, Newberry, Richland and 1 more
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:52 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCAE SV.W 0151
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina since 2008Every warning type in South Carolina
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The notice as issued
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Newberry County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Lexington County in central South Carolina... Northern Saluda County in central South Carolina... Western Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 452 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ballentine to 6 miles southeast of Ninety Six Historic Site, moving south at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Locations impacted include... Newberry, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Saluda, Prosperity, Ballentine, Dreher Island State Park, Chapin, Little Mountain, Pomaria, Silverstreet, Peak, Cedar Grove Fire Station, South Shore Marina, Oswald Park, Good Hope, Bundrick Island, Putnam's Landing, White Rock, Rocky Point Recreation Area, and Hollywood Elementary School. This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 78 and 95.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent lightning. If on or near Lake Murray move away from the water and take shelter!
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina since 2008501 a year
- Every warning type in South Carolina
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels