Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 5:00PM EDT until August 6 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 2:00pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Jackson County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles north of
Walhalla, or 5 miles west of Devils Fork State Park, moving
northeast at 15 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...
Rosman, Salem, Lake Toxaway, Jocassee Gorges, Lake Jocassee, Devils
Fork State Park, Gorges State Park, Keowee Toxaway State Park,
Table Rock State Park, and Bad Creek.
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:
Jackson, NC; Transylvania, NC; Oconee, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov