Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 2:39PM EDT until September 6 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 6, 2026 - 11:39am
Expires:
September 6, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Polk County in western North Carolina...
Western Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 239 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 15 miles south of Morganton to 5 miles northeast of
Rutherfordton to 16 miles north of Columbus, moving south at 20
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Columbus, Spindale, Boiling
Springs NC, Landrum, Tryon, Chesnee, and Belwood.
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:
Cleveland, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC; Cherokee, SC; Spartanburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov