Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 10 at 5:26PM EDT until July 10 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 10, 2026 - 2:26pm
Expires:
July 10, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of
Pickens, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Easley, Pickens, Berea, Welcome, Powdersville, Travelers Rest,
Liberty, Six Mile, Lake Keowee, and Jocassee Gorges.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Jocassee, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Anderson, SC; Greenville, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: