Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Allendale County Until 10 AM

A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for Allendale County until 10:00 a.m. EDT on March 16, 2026, as storms pushed through South Carolina and drew widespread attention from SCETV, public radio, and local residents tracking the system on social media. No damage had been reported as of early morning.

Weather observer Joey Sovine flagged the system on Facebook, posting a radar screenshot from the KCLX Charleston station that showed storm signatures over communities including Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg, and Walterboro. "Heads up! Storms are now moving into South Carolina with Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and even a Tornado Warning for Allendale County until 10am," Sovine wrote. The radar images in his post carried timestamps of 9:43 and 9:44 a.m., updated at 9:45 a.m. The claim of a tornado warning for Allendale County has not been confirmed by an official National Weather Service product in available records.

Community reaction in the comments reflected a mix of concern and firsthand experience. Charles Ferguson, who apparently rode out the worst of it in the county, put it plainly: "I got to enjoy the warning in Allendale County around 10 a.m., it was SCARY weather." Pam Williams reported strong winds in Summerville, while Sharon Sease noted colder air was on the way.

The warning came against a broader backdrop of severe weather activity across the Carolinas. Earlier in the week, on March 12, the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, North Carolina, had issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 51, in effect from 10:31 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. EDT that day. That watch covered six counties in southeast North Carolina, including Bladen, Brunswick, and New Hanover, along with eight counties in northeast South Carolina: Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro, and Williamsburg. Allendale County was not listed in that watch area. At 12:44 p.m. EDT on March 12, NWS Wilmington tracked a cluster of strong thunderstorms moving northeast at 55 mph along a line stretching from near Evergreen to the Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus, with radar-indicated wind gusts up to 50 mph. The service warned that gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

The March 16 warning for Allendale County is a separate and distinct event from that March 12 watch. AccuWeather's page for Allendale showed no warnings or advisories in effect at 5:10 a.m., suggesting the situation developed later in the morning before the 10:00 a.m. expiration time.

Allendale County Emergency Management had not issued damage reports as of initial accounts. Residents seeking updated information should monitor NWS alerts directly and track local radar to understand the trajectory of any remaining storm activity.