Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Mountville, SC ∙ Cross Hill, SC ∙ Coronaca, SC ∙ Ninety Six, SC ∙ Greenwood County Airport, SC ∙ Kinards, SC ∙ Greenwood, SC ∙ Joanna, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 221 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina... Central Greenwood County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 221 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Greenwood, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Greenwood, Ninety Six, Joanna, Cross Hill, Lake Greenwood State Park, Lake Greenwood, Greenwood State Park, Coronaca, Mountville, and Kinards. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Lake Greenwood, 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 3409 8219 3425 8227 3454 8165 3452 8165 3446 8170 3444 8173 3437 8178 3430 8190 3424 8191 3421 8194 3419 8192 3418 8192 TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 244DEG 40KT 3421 8213 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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