Weather Alerts For South Sumter, SC

# HEADLINE -------------------- LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. WHERE Portions of east central Georgia and central South Carolina. WHEN Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. ISSUED AT Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 12:35 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Columbia SC HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Aiken, Newberry, Southeastern Orangeburg, Southern Lancaster, Bamberg, Barnwell, Burke, Calhoun, Central Orangeburg, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Columbia, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Lincoln, McCormick, McDuffie, Northern Lancaster, Northwestern Orangeburg, Richland, Richmond, Saluda, Sumter Including the cities of Cheraw, Red Bank, Augusta, Johnston, Barnwell, Denmark, Eutawville, North, Clarks Hill, Branchville, Pageland, Williston, Elloree, Lancaster Mill, Holly Hill, Indian Land, Martinez, Manning, Evans, Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Van Wyck, Bowman, Lexington, Edgefield, Santee, Brookdale, Springfield, Ridge Spring, Bamberg, McCormick, Cayce, Community of Almond Glen, Summerton, Andrew Jackson State Park, Seven Oaks, Lincolnton, Springdale, Saluda, St. Matthews, Orangeburg, Columbia, Murphys Estates, North Augusta, Oak Grove, Lugoff, West Columbia, Aiken, Newberry, Bishopville, Sumter, Camden, Batesburg-Leesville, Thomson, Neeses, Elgin, Blackville, Waynesboro, Winnsboro Mills, Lancaster, and Winnsboro