Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:51PM EDT until July 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 2:51pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 551 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of
Walhalla, or near Devils Fork State Park, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Bad Creek and Lake Jocassee.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near northern 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:
Oconee, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: