Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 7:05PM EDT until August 7 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 4:05pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 705 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.
Area Description:
Habersham, GA; Rabun, GA; Stephens, GA; Oconee, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov