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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Tue 08/11/2026 07:29 PM EDT

End Time

Tue 08/11/2026 08:15 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

6 mi NE of Jonesville, SC

Storm Motion

Moving SE at 31 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size0.88 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Monarch, SC ∙ Cornwell, SC ∙ Lowrys, SC ∙ Eureka Mill, SC ∙ Lockhart, SC ∙ Chester, SC ∙ Carlisle, SC ∙ York, SC ∙ McConnells, SC ∙ Monarch Mill, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 729 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Chester County in Upstate South Carolina... Western York County in Upstate South Carolina... Southeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina... Northeastern Union County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 729 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near York to 14 miles northwest of Chester to 11 miles north of Union, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... York, Chester, Monarch Mill, Lockhart, Sharon, Carlisle, Hickory Grove, Mcconnells, Lowrys, and Chester State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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. && LAT...LON 3456 8155 3492 8166 3497 8143 3513 8124 3479 8121 3456 8113 3457 8142 3455 8143 TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 314DEG 27KT 3503 8123 3487 8138 3489 8159 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH