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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:23 PM Aug. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northeastern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina... Northwestern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 553 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of Forest City, or over Ellenboro, moving southeast at 20 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... Shelby, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Boiling Springs SC, Spindale, Boiling Springs NC, Mayo, Chesnee, Patterson Springs, and Ellenboro. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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