Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 5:54PM EDT until August 2 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 2, 2026 - 2:54pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Chester County in Upstate South Carolina...
Southern York County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 554 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles northeast of Union to 16 miles south of York
to 5 miles south of Chester, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Rock Hill, York, Chester, Newport, Lockhart, Sharon, Hickory Grove,
Mcconnells, Lowrys, and Chester State Park.
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:
Chester, SC; York, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov