Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 3:53PM EDT until September 5 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 12:53pm
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northern Greenwood County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 352 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
of Laurens, or 5 miles northeast of Ware Shoals, moving southeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Ware Shoals, Cross Hill, Cokesbury, Waterloo, Hodges, Lake
Greenwood State Park, Lake Greenwood, Coronaca, Hickory Tavern, and
Greenwood 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:
Greenwood, SC; Laurens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov