Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 18 at 10:29PM EDT until September 18 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 18, 2026 - 7:29pm
Expires:
September 18, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 1028 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Abbeville,
moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Abbeville, Calhoun Falls, Troy, Promised Land, Bradley, Richard B
Russell Dam, and Antreville.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Abbeville, SC; Greenwood, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov