Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 6:52PM EDT until August 8 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 3:52pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Polk County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 651 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles southeast of Forest City to 12 miles
northwest of Spartanburg to 11 miles northeast of Greenville
Downtown, 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...
Spartanburg, Gaffney, Greer, Taylors, Five Forks, Boiling Springs
SC, Duncan, Lyman, Landrum, and Cowpens.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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:
Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC; Cherokee, SC; Greenville, SC; Spartanburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov