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WWUS52 KGSP 291209
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
709 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024
SCC073-291219-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-241229T1230Z/
OCONEE SC-
709 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST FOR UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3501 8293 3501 8291 3502 8292 3503 8292
3505 8290 3512 8289 3527 8284 3519 8260
3505 8268 3492 8280 3500 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1209Z 204DEG 45KT 3505 8284
NCC175-SCC045-077-291230-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-241229T1230Z/
TRANSYLVANIA NC-GREENVILLE SC-PICKENS SC-
709 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TRANSYLVANIA...NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN
PICKENS COUNTIES...
AT 709 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF PICKENS, OR 5 MILES EAST OF GORGES
STATE PARK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
JOCASSEE GORGES AROUND 710 AM EST.
BREVARD AND ROSMAN AROUND 720 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SUNSET, CONNESTEE, SASSAFRAS MOUNTAIN, ROCKY BOTTOM, AND CEDAR
MOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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 TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR
MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED.
LAT...LON 3501 8293 3501 8291 3502 8292 3503 8292
3505 8290 3512 8289 3527 8284 3519 8260
3505 8268 3492 8280 3500 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1209Z 204DEG 45KT 3505 8284
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TW
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