Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 3:16PM EDT until September 19 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 12:16pm
Expires:
September 19, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
East central Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 315 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of
Pickens, or over Lake Keowee, moving south at 10 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...
Seneca, Central, Norris, Six Mile, Salem, Lake Keowee, Nine Times,
Clemson, and Keowee Toxaway State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Keowee, get away from the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
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:
Oconee, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov