Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Aiken County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
8/20/2026 1:13:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
8/20/2026 1:13:00 PM until 8/20/2026 2:00:00 PM
SVRCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Northeastern Aiken County in central South Carolina...
North central Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 113 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gaston, or 10
miles south of Red Bank, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Gaston, Sandy Run, Swansea, North, Pelion, Woodford, Thor,
Lexington County Airport At Pelion, and Peachtree Rock.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 125 and 135.