South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/06/2026 12:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 3:57PM EDT until September 6 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 6, 2026 - 12:57pm
Expires: 
September 6, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description: 
At 357 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Gaffney, moving south at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Spartanburg, Gaffney, Pacolet, Cowpens, Blacksburg, Roebuck, Jonesville, Pacolet Mills, Sharon, and Hickory Grove.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cherokee, SC; Spartanburg, SC; Union, SC; York, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov