Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 4:11PM EDT until August 9 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 1:11pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Stephens County in northeastern Georgia...
East central Habersham County in northeastern Georgia...
Southwestern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 409 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
of Toccoa, or 5 miles south of Tallulah Falls, moving southeast at
10 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...
Toccoa, Eastanolee, Turnerville, and Tallulah Falls.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small
areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter
inside an interior room.
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; Stephens, GA; Oconee, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov