Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 6:48PM EDT until May 22 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 22, 2026 - 3:48pm
Expires:
May 22, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Newberry County in central South Carolina...
Northeastern Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
Saluda County in central South Carolina...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 648 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Ninety Six Historic Site to 11
miles west of Saluda County Airport to 10 miles west of Johnston to
near Edgefield, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Edgefield, Saluda, Johnston, Saluda County Airport, Silverstreet,
Ward, Strom Thurmond High School, Saluda Co Sheriff's Office, Good
Hope, Harmony, Pleasant Lane, Northside Fire Station Main, Belfast
Wildlife Management Area, Hollywood Elementary School, Emory,
Chappells, Chappells Fire Station, Scurry Airport, Hickory Grove,
and Vaughnville.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Edgefield, SC; Newberry, SC; Saluda, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: