Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 6:18PM EDT until August 5 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 3:18pm
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 618 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast
of Walhalla, or near Devils Fork State Park, moving northeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Brevard, Rosman, Salem, Lake Toxaway, Lake Keowee, Jocassee Gorges,
Lake Jocassee, Devils Fork State Park, Gorges State Park, and
Keowee Toxaway State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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:
Transylvania, NC; Greenville, SC; Oconee, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov