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Issued: 2:32 AM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PICKENS AND NORTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM EDT... At 1032 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Walhalla, or near Salem, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Walhalla, Liberty, Six Mile, Salem, Lake Keowee, Jocassee Gorges, Lake Jocassee, Devils Fork State Park, Keowee Toxaway State Park, and Oconee State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Lake Jocassee or Lake Keowee, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 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. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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