Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:48PM EDT until August 6 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 1:48pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Union County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 448 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
of Monroe, or 5 miles southwest of Sturdivants, moving north at 20
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...
Monroe, Unionville, Wingate, Marshville, Fairview In Union County,
Sturdivants, Trinity, and New Salem.
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:
Union, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov