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WFUS52 KCAE 121338
TORCAE
SCC039-063-071-079-121415-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0003.260312T1338Z-260312T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
938 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN NEWBERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTH CENTRAL LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT.
* AT 938 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER DREHER ISLAND STATE PARK, OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HIGHWAY 6 AT LAKE MURRAY DAM, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
COLUMBIA, IRMO, AND BALLENTINE AROUND 945 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LIGHTHOUSE MARINA, CHAPIN, LAKE MURRAY MARINA, PUTNAM'S LANDING,
WHITE ROCK, MELVIN PARK, ROCKY POINT RECREATION AREA, AND UPPER
RICHLAND FIRE STATION.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 102.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A
VEHICLE, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3405 8141 3415 8146 3426 8111 3411 8105
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 259DEG 29KT 3411 8138
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
MG
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