South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/11/2026 16:29

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 7:29PM EDT until August 11 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 11, 2026 - 4:29pm
Expires: 
August 11, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Chester County in Upstate South Carolina... Western York County in Upstate South Carolina... Southeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina... Northeastern Union County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 729 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near York to 14 miles northwest of Chester to 11 miles north of Union, moving southeast 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... York, Chester, Monarch Mill, Lockhart, Sharon, Carlisle, 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: 
Cherokee, SC; Chester, SC; Union, SC; York, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov