South Carolina will feel impacts from Hurricane Helene through Friday morning as the storm makes landfall in Florida and moves north through Georgia. Heavy rain, strong gusty wind, flooding, and a tornado risk are the areas of concern across the Lowcountry over the next several hours.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for: In addition to the tornado warnings and watches, a tropical storm warning is in effect for multiple counties including Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Colleton, Beaufort, Georgetown, Williamsburg, Orangeburg, Jasper and Hampton Counties.

At 5:04 a.m. EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles east of Golden Gate Estates, moving north at 40 mph. The warning is in effect until 6 a.m. HAZARD: Tornado. SOURCE: Radar indicated rotation.

A tornado warning has been issued for Polk County until 7:00 p.m. Watch live coverage from WESH 2 in the player above. Tornado safety tips 1. Stay informed; understand the terminology Download the WESH 2 News app to be aware of alerts,

Several counties were put under tornado and flood warnings across the CSRA early Thursday morning. So far the following counties are under warning: According to the Columbia County school district, weather officials issued a tornado warning for our area that has been lifted as of 8:15 a.

Take cover – a tornado warning was issued in the Sarasota area, which includes the following counties: DeSoto, Hardee and Manatee.