Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 5:24PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 2:24pm
Expires:
September 19, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northeast of Greenwood, or near Cross Hill, moving south at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Greenwood, Cross Hill, Waterloo, Lake Greenwood State Park, Lake
Greenwood, Greenwood State Park, Ninety Six, Coronaca, Dyson, and
Mountville.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Lake Greenwood, 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:
Laurens; Greenwood
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov