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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, SC — Mar 12, 2026

NWS CAE · ETN 2 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office CAE issued a tornado warning at 13:21 UTC on Mar 12, 2026. The warning was in effect for 29 minutes, ending at Mar 12, 2026 13:50 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 33.88, -81.64, moving east-northeast at about 44 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 SSE Ballentine Richland, SC UNK A NWS Survey Team confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado northwest of Irmo in Richland County... SC from March 12th 2026. The tornado formed near Dreher Shoals Road and continu (CAE)
1 SW Lake Murray Dam Lexington, SC UNK Public reported video of a tornadic waterspout over Lake Murray near the Saluda Dam associated with a severe thunderstorm and strong velocity couplet from KCAE radar. T (CAE)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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