Georgia, South Carolina Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/22/2026 13:31

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 4:31PM EDT until May 22 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 22, 2026 - 1:31pm
Expires: 
May 22, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
SVRCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Lincoln County in east central Georgia... Northwestern McCormick County in central South Carolina... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Troy, or 10 miles south of Abbeville, moving north at 20 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... McCormick, Hickory Knob State Resort Park, Willington, Bordeaux, Mount Carmel, Baker Creek State Park, Leroy's Ferry Recreation Area, and Long Cane Creek Picnic Area.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Lincoln, GA; McCormick, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC