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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Sat 08/17/2024 07:10 PM EDT

End Time

Sat 08/17/2024 08:15 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

2 mi S of Jonesville, SC

Storm Motion

Moving SE at 24 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size0.75 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Carlisle, SC ∙ Buffalo, SC ∙ Monarch Mill, SC ∙ Monarch, SC ∙ Gayle Mill, SC ∙ Union, SC ∙ Lockhart, SC ∙ Jonesville, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 710 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Chester County in Upstate South Carolina... Union County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 710 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Union, or near Jonesville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. This storm has a history of producing wind damage in Spartanburg County. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Union, Monarch Mill, Buffalo, Jonesville, Lockhart, Carlisle, Rose Hill State Park, Leeds, Tuckertown, and Santuc. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. 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 Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred. && LAT...LON 3473 8181 3483 8179 3491 8171 3491 8168 3490 8167 3490 8164 3488 8164 3488 8160 3472 8121 3459 8131 3457 8134 3457 8142 3451 8142 3449 8146 3449 8148 3447 8151 TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 306DEG 21KT 3481 8169 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH