Georgia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/05/2026 13:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 4:19PM EDT until September 5 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 5, 2026 - 1:19pm
Expires: 
September 5, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Franklin County in northeastern Georgia... Northwestern Elbert County in northeastern Georgia... Southwestern Hart County in northeastern Georgia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Carnesville, or over Royston, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Carnesville, Royston, Lavonia, Bowman, Canon, Franklin Springs, Bowersville, Victoria Bryant State Park, Dewy Rose, and Vanna.
Instruction: 
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 post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.
Area Description: 
Elbert, GA; Franklin, GA; Hart, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov