Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 6:50PM EDT until August 5 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 3:50pm
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of
Pickens, or near Jocassee Gorges, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Lake Keowee, Keowee Toxaway State Park, Jocassee Gorges, Lake
Jocassee, Sunset, Sassafras Mountain, Nine Times, Rocky Bottom, Table
Rock State Park, and Caesars Head State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Greenville, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov