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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 6:30PM EDT until September 6

Affecting Aiken, SC; Calhoun, SC; Edgefield, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Saluda, SC

In effect until: Sep 6, 2026, 11:00 PM

Aiken, SC; Calhoun, SC; Edgefield, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Saluda, SC

Confirmed across 7 counties in SC; expires 11:00 PM.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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At 629 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Oak Grove to 11 miles southwest of Gaston to near
Aiken Municipal Airport, moving south at 25 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...
Columbia, Aiken, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, St. Andrews,
Oak Grove, Red Bank, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, Gaston, Ridge
Spring, SC State Fair Grounds, West Columbia Riverwalk, Five Points,
Hopkins, Riverbanks Zoo, SC State Farmer's Market, and Columbia Metro
Airport.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 17 and 66.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 103 and 128.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 10.

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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 6:30PM EDT until September 6

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