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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:02 PM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EDT
FOR LAURENS...SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE...SOUTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG...
SOUTHEASTERN ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE AND WESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES...

At 802 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 10 miles south of Greenville Downtown to 17 miles east
of Anderson to 9 miles west of Abbeville, moving east at 50 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...
Greenwood, Laurens, Abbeville, Belton, Honea Path, Ware Shoals,
Calhoun Falls, Due West, Gray Court, and Lake Secession.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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TORNADO...POSSIBLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 11:59 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN LAURENS...NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND SPARTANBURG
COUNTIES...

At 758 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 16 miles southwest of Columbus to near Greenville
Downtown to 6 miles east of Anderson, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Spartanburg, Greenville Eastside, Greer, Mauldin, Taylors,
Simpsonville, Five Forks, Fountain Inn, Boiling Springs SC, and
Woodruff.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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TORNADO...POSSIBLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Airport Weather Warning
Issued: 11:28 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AIRPORT WEATHER WARNING FOR GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued an
Airport Weather Warning for...

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport /GSP/

* Until 830 AM EDT.

For the following weather hazards:

* Cloud to ground lightning within 5 miles of the airport.

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning.

A line of severe thunderstorms will arrive from the west at the
airport around 8 AM. Strong gusts up to 60 mph are likely along and
just out ahead of this line. The severe threat should quickly end
behind the line by 830 AM.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:43 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
64 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

ELBERT                FRANKLIN              HABERSHAM
HART                  RABUN                 STEPHENS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES

IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA

ALEXANDER             CABARRUS              CATAWBA
CLEVELAND             DAVIE                 GASTON
IREDELL               LINCOLN               MECKLENBURG
ROWAN                 UNION NC

IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

AVERY                 BUNCOMBE              BURKE
CALDWELL              GRAHAM                HAYWOOD
HENDERSON             JACKSON               MACON
MADISON               MCDOWELL              MITCHELL
POLK                  RUTHERFORD            SWAIN
TRANSYLVANIA          YANCEY

IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

ABBEVILLE             ANDERSON              CHEROKEE
CHESTER               GREENVILLE            GREENWOOD
LAURENS               OCONEE                PICKENS
SPARTANBURG           UNION SC              YORK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ADVANCE, ALARKA,
ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ANDERSON, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BALDWIN,
BANNER ELK, BEREA, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BLACKSTOCK,
BOYDVILLE, BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK,
CALHOUN FALLS, CANDLER, CANON, CANTON, CATAWBA, CEDAR MOUNTAIN,
CELO, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLARKESVILLE, CLAYTON, CLEMSON,
CLINTON, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, CORNELIA, CORNWELL, COVE CREEK,
CROUSE, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DACUSVILLE, DANA, DEMOREST,
DYSARTSVILLE, EASLEY, EAST FLAT ROCK, ELBERTON, ELLENDALE,
ETOWAH, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY,
FORK CHURCH, FORK SHOALS, FORTSONIA, FRANKLIN, FRANKLIN SPRINGS,
GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, GREAT FALLS,
GREENVILLE, GREER, GUMLOG, HARTWELL, HENDERSONVILLE, HICKORY,
HIDDENITE, HIGHLANDS, HOLLYWOOD, HOT SPRINGS, HUNTERSVILLE,
INDIAN TRAIL, INGALLS, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN,
KYLE, LAURENS, LAVONIA, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, LUADA,
LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MATTHEWS, MAULDIN, MICAVILLE,
MIDDLETON, MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MONARCH MILLS,
MONROE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, MOUNTAIN CITY, MOUNTAIN REST,
NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, NINETY SIX, NUBERG, OAKWAY, PATTERSON,
PINE MOUNTAIN, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAINBOW SPRINGS,
RAMSEYTOWN, REED CREEK, ROBBINSVILLE, ROCK HILL, ROYSTON,
RUCKERSVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALISBURY, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, SENECA,
SHELBY, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE,
ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STECOAH, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL,
SWISS, SYLVA, TAYLORS, TAYLORSVILLE, TOCCOA, TRINITY, TRYON,
TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, UNION, VALDESE, WALHALLA, WALNUT,
WARE SHOALS, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, WEDDINGTON, WESSER,
AND WESTMINSTER.

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