Georgia, North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/05/2026 14:31

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 5:31PM EDT until July 5 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 2:31pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Rabun County in northeastern Georgia... Southeastern Macon County in western North Carolina... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 531 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Clayton, or near Dillard, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Clayton, Highlands, Mountain City, Tiger, Dillard, Sky Valley, Black Rock Mountain State Park, Scaly Mountain, Otto, and Pine Mountain.
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: 
Rabun, GA; Macon, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC