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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Wed 05/08/2024 03:56 PM EDT

End Time

Wed 05/08/2024 05:00 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

2 mi NE of White Stone, SC

Storm Motion

Moving SE at 31 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size1.00 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Rock Hill, SC ∙ Gaffney, SC ∙ Rodman, SC ∙ York, SC ∙ Clifton, SC ∙ Gayle Mill, SC ∙ Lesslie, SC ∙ Pacolet Mills, SC ∙ Eureka Mill, SC ∙ Sharon, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 356 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Chester County in Upstate South Carolina... York County in Upstate South Carolina... East central Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina... Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina... Northeastern Union County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 356 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles northwest of York to 13 miles southeast of Gaffney to 8 miles east of Spartanburg, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Rock Hill, Gaffney, York, Chester, Newport, Pacolet, Cowpens, Lesslie, Pacolet Mills, and Lockhart. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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 3494 8090 3468 8101 3464 8132 3497 8190 3510 8175 3515 8168 TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 304DEG 27KT 3502 8129 3494 8147 3490 8179 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH