NWS Columbia SCTO.W 0010October 10, 2026
Tornado Warning: Aiken and Barnwell, SC
The National Weather Service office in Columbia issued a tornado warning for Aiken and Barnwell in South Carolina, which was in force until 5:45 p.m. local time on October 10. It was the 10th tornado warning the NWS office in Columbia issued in 2026. South Carolina had 16 tornado warnings in October 2026, against 3 in an average October of 2008-2025 (South Carolina's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 10 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Columbia SC
- Area
- Aiken and Barnwell
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:35 p.m. EDT, October 10, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 p.m. EDT, October 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCAE TO.W 0010
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in South Carolina since 2008Every warning type in South Carolina
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The notice as issued
At 534 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Savannah River Site, moving north at 20 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 west central Barnwell and south central Aiken Counties, including the following locations... Savannah River Site K Complex.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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The record around this notice
- Tornado Warnings in South Carolina since 200850 a year
- Every warning type in South Carolina
- Tornado Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most2,804 a year
- NWS notices, October 202613,132 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels