South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/28/2026 17:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 8:40PM EDT until July 28 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 5:40pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina... Northwestern Chester County in Upstate South Carolina... East central Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina... Central Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina... Southwestern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina... Union County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 840 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles south of Gaffney to 8 miles south of Spartanburg to 10 miles east of Greenville Downtown, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Spartanburg, Laurens, Union, Five Forks, Fountain Inn, Woodruff, Pacolet, Monarch Mill, Roebuck, and Buffalo.
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: 
Cherokee, SC; Chester, SC; Greenville, SC; Laurens, SC; Spartanburg, SC; Union, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov