Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 3:34PM EDT until May 30 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 30, 2025 - 12:34pm
Expires:
May 30, 2025 - 1:15pm
Description:
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
McDuffie County in east central Georgia...
Columbia County in east central Georgia...
Richmond County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Newberry County in central South Carolina...
Central Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Eastern Saluda County in central South Carolina...
Aiken County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern McCormick County in central South Carolina...
Central Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 333 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Batesburg-Leesville to 9 miles
northwest of Belvedere to Thomson-McDuffie County Airport, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Aiken, North Augusta, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce,
Grovetown, Irmo, Evans, Forest Acres, Thomson, Batesburg-Leesville,
Oak Grove, Fort Eisenhower, St. Andrews, Aiken Mall, Highway 6 at
Lake Murray Dam, Belvedere, Dentsville, and Augusta.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 167 and 201.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 81.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 96 and 118.
Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 15.
Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 23.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 6, and between mile markers
9 and 20.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Severe thunderstorms can produce large capsizing waves and frequent
lightning. If on or near Lake Murray move away from the water and
take shelter!
Area Description:
Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC; Lexington, SC; McCormick, SC; Newberry, SC; Richland, SC; Saluda, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC