Severe Thunderstorm Warning South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 05:02

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:02AM EDT until March 16 at 8:30AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 5:02am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 5:30am
Description: 
At 802 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles south of Greenville Downtown to 17 miles east of Anderson to 9 miles west of Abbeville, moving east at 50 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... Greenwood, Laurens, Abbeville, Belton, Honea Path, Ware Shoals, Calhoun Falls, Due West, Gray Court, and Lake Secession.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Abbeville, SC; Anderson, SC; Greenville, SC; Greenwood, SC; Laurens, SC; Spartanburg, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov