South Carolina Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/22/2026 12:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 3:40PM EDT until May 22 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 22, 2026 - 12:40pm
Expires: 
May 22, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina... Northwestern Greenwood County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 339 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Greenwood, or near Cokesbury, moving northeast at 35 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... Laurens, Ware Shoals, Cokesbury, Waterloo, Hodges, Coronaca, Mountville, Hickory Tavern, Greenwood, and Clinton.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Greenwood, SC; Laurens, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC