NWS Columbia SCTO.W 0016October 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: Fairfield, SC
The National Weather Service office in Columbia issued a tornado warning for Fairfield in South Carolina, which was in force until 6:30 a.m. local time on October 11. It was the 16th tornado warning the NWS office in Columbia issued in 2026. South Carolina had 12 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 15 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
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:15 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCAE TO.W 0016
- 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 615 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Blair, or 12 miles north of VC Summer Nuclear Station, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 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. Locations impacted include... Blair, Henderson Island, and Feasterville Fire Station.
What the agency told people to do
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 20266,038 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels