South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/18/2026 17:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 18 at 8:19PM EDT until September 18 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 18, 2026 - 5:19pm
Expires: 
September 18, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina... Central Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 819 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of Pickens, moving south at 15 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... Easley, Pickens, Central, Liberty, Norris, Pumpkintown, Dacusville, Powdersville, and Piedmont.
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: 
Anderson, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov