8/7/2023 4:58:00 PM until 8/7/2023 5:30:00 PM

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 Strom Thurmond move away from the water and take shelter!

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Edgefield County in central South Carolina... Southeastern McCormick County in central South Carolina... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 458 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hamilton Branch State Park, or 19 miles northwest of Evans, moving east at 30 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... Edgefield, Hamilton Branch State Park, Edgefield County Airport, Trenton, Parksville, Lick Fork Campground, Strom Thurmond High School, Harmony, Modoc, Pleasant Lane, Scott`s Landing, Northside Fire Station Main, Modoc Campground, Cleora, Modoc Boat Ramp, Colliers, and Edgefield Federal Correction Institution. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH