COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Storm Prediction Center issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 658 for a stretch of South Carolina Saturday evening, September 5, valid from 6:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. EDT, as a cluster of storms tracked across the state with strong radar returns concentrated around the Midlands and coastal Lowcountry.
SPC Issues Severe Thunderstorm Watch 658 for South Carolina
The watch, posted by the Storm Prediction Center at 5:32 p.m. CDT Saturday, covered a South Carolina county warning area and carried the potential for damaging thunderstorm winds and large hail through the evening hours. The product was issued and updated at 2231 UTC, with the watch itself running from 052230Z to 060300Z, spanning 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time…