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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 12:53 AM Aug. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 590 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA HABERSHAM RABUN IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CATAWBA CLEVELAND DAVIE IREDELL LINCOLN IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA POLK RUTHERFORD IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE OCONEE PICKENS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADVANCE, BALDWIN, BEREA, CLARKESVILLE, CLAYTON, CLEMSON, COLUMBUS, CORNELIA, CROUSE, DACUSVILLE, DEMOREST, EASLEY, FARMINGTON, FOREST CITY, FORK CHURCH, FORK SHOALS, GREENVILLE, GREER, HICKORY, HOLLYWOOD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, LINCOLNTON, MAULDIN, MILL SPRING, MOCKSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, MOUNTAIN CITY, MOUNTAIN REST, NEWTON, OAKWAY, PINE MOUNTAIN, RUTHERFORDTON, SALUDA, SENECA, SHELBY, SIMPSONVILLE, SPINDALE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, TAYLORS, TRYON, WALHALLA, AND WESTMINSTER.
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 12:52 AM Aug. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LAURENS... GREENVILLE...WESTERN SPARTANBURG...ANDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT... At 852 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles southwest of Columbus to 4 miles northeast of Easley to near Clemson. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greenville Downtown, Spartanburg, Anderson, Easley, Clemson, Greenville Eastside, West Greenville, Greer, Mauldin, and Taylors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for Upstate South Carolina. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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