Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning – This weather coverage is being made possible by Skelton-Morris Associates, with offices in Hartwell, Toccoa, and now Lavonia. Insurance since 1912.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING GAC119-147-SCC007-073-222245- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0062.130522T2138Z-130522T2245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 538 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... HART COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... WEST CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CANON...OR 7 MILES EAST OF CARNESVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... LAVONIA. WHITWORTH. REED CREEK. FAIR PLAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BRIEF DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER SMALL AREAS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM. LAKE HARTWELL IS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER ONSHORE. PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1... 800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.