Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
809 WUUS52 KGSP 061849 SVRGSP NCC175-SCC073-077-061930- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0036.240506T1849Z-240506T1930Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 249 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Transylvania County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina... Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 249 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northwest of Pickens, or near Lake Jocassee, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Devils Fork State Park, Gorges State Park, Table Rock State Park, Jocassee Gorges, Lake Jocassee, Sunset, Sassafras Mountain, Rocky Bottom, and Keowee Toxaway State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter inside an interior room. If on or near Lake Jocassee, 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 3508 8299 3512 8269 3510 8269 3510 8270 3509 8273 3508 8274 3508 8275 3507 8275 3507 8277 3505 8275 3505 8272 3506 8271 3506 8268 3492 8268 3495 8299 TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 270DEG 14KT 3503 8290 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 8