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WWUS82 KGSP 161649
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1249 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
GAZ010-SCZ101-104-161715-
RABUN GA-GREATER OCONEE SC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-
1249 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL RABUN AND WEST
CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...
AT 1249 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES WEST OF WALHALLA, OR 8 MILES EAST OF TALLULAH GORGE STATE PARK.
THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY, DRIFTING SOUTHWARD ONLY VERY
SLOWLY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TALLULAH GORGE STATE PARK, TALLULAH FALLS, AND LONG CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3487 8333 3483 8309 3469 8308 3467 8324
3472 8337 3474 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1649Z 008DEG 2KT 3478 8322
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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