Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 6:49PM EDT until August 7 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 3:49pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Stephens County in northeastern Georgia...
Central Habersham County in northeastern Georgia...
Southwestern Rabun County in northeastern Georgia...
West central Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 649 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of
Clarkesville, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Clarkesville, Demorest, Tallulah Falls, Lake Rabun, Lake Burton,
Lakemont, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Long Creek, Turnerville, and
Hollywood.
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:
Habersham, GA; Rabun, GA; Stephens, GA; Oconee, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov