Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
731 WUUS52 KGSP 262214 SVRGSP SCC073-077-262300- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0121.240526T2214Z-240526T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 614 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina... Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of Pickens, or near Jocassee Gorges, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Easley, Pickens, Devils Fork State Park, Keowee Toxaway State Park, Jocassee Gorges, Lake Jocassee, Sunset, Pumpkintown, Dacusville, and Nine Times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Lakes Jocassee and Keowee, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred. && LAT...LON 3487 8296 3502 8295 3502 8259 3501 8259 3501 8254 3500 8254 3498 8253 3498 8255 3497 8253 3492 8252 3491 8250 3484 8248 3483 8249 3483 8248 3481 8251 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 274DEG 26KT 3494 8280 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ LANE