Severe Thunderstorm Watch South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 03:41

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 6:41AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 3:41am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 64 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA EDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD LANCASTER NEWBERRY SALUDA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF EDGEFIELD, ELGIN, JOHNSTON, LANCASTER, LANCASTER MILL, MURPHYS ESTATES, NEWBERRY, RIDGE SPRING, SALUDA, SPRINGDALE, WINNSBORO, AND WINNSBORO MILLS.
Area Description: 
Edgefield, SC; Fairfield, SC; Lancaster, SC; Newberry, SC; Saluda, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC