Special Weather Statement 12/18/2024 14:23 for North Carolina, South Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 5:23PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
December 18, 2024 - 2:23pm
Expires: 
December 18, 2024 - 3:00pm
Description: 
At 523 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Pickens, or over Keowee Toxaway State Park, moving east at 30 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... Easley, Pickens, Walhalla, Liberty, Slater-Marietta, Norris, Six Mile, Salem, Lake Keowee, and Pleasant Ridge State Park.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Transylvania; Pickens Mountains; Greenville Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC