Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 4:59PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 1:59pm
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles north of Walhalla, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Seneca, Walhalla, Clemson, Six Mile, Salem, Lake Keowee, Devils Fork
State Park, Keowee Toxaway State Park, Oconee State Park, and Lake
Jocassee.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Lake Keowee or Lake Jocassee, get out of the water and
move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out
to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov