Georgia, South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/28/2026 17:36

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 8:36PM EDT until July 28 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 5:36pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Franklin County in northeastern Georgia... Stephens County in northeastern Georgia... Habersham County in northeastern Georgia... Rabun County in northeastern Georgia... Northern Hart County in northeastern Georgia... West central Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina... Southern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 836 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast of Clayton, or 4 miles northeast of Lakemont, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Toccoa, Walhalla, Clayton, Clarkesville, Carnesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Westminster, Reed Creek, and Lavonia.
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: 
Franklin, GA; Habersham, GA; Hart, GA; Rabun, GA; Stephens, GA; Anderson, SC; Oconee, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov