Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 14:33

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:33PM EDT until July 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:33pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Rabun County in northeastern Georgia... South central Jackson County in western North Carolina... North central Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 533 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles north of Walhalla, or 7 miles southeast of Highlands, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Cashiers, Bad Creek, Lake Jocassee, Whiteside Mountain, 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; Jackson, NC; Oconee, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC