Westminster, SC Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina...
Southwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Southeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 508 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Walhalla,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Anderson, Clemson, Seneca, Walhalla, Piedmont, Central, Northlake,
Pendleton, Westminster, and Norris.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
North central Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina...
Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of
Pickens, or over Keowee Toxaway State Park, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Easley, Pickens, Berea, Welcome, Powdersville, Travelers Rest,
Liberty, Slater-Marietta, Six Mile, and Salem.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

If on or near Lake Jocassee, 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.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT STEPHENS...CENTRAL HABERSHAM...
CENTRAL RABUN...NORTHERN PICKENS AND OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM
EDT...

At 434 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 12 miles northeast of Clayton to 6 miles north
of Clarkesville. Movement was east at 35 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...
Toccoa, Seneca, Walhalla, Pickens, Clarkesville, Westminster, Six
Mile, Tallulah Falls, Salem, and Jocassee Gorges.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH