009  
WWUS52 KGSP 291346  
SVSGSP  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
846 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
SCC087-291356-  
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-241229T1415Z/  
UNION SC-  
846 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN UNION 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 3515 8113 3482 8144 3482 8148 3484 8146  
3487 8149 3488 8152 3487 8153 3488 8153  
3487 8156 3489 8159 3488 8163 3490 8165  
3490 8167 3491 8168 3491 8170 3492 8173  
3517 8154  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 218DEG 49KT 3494 8155  
 

 
 
SCC021-091-291415-  
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-241229T1415Z/  
YORK SC-CHEROKEE SC-  
846 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM EST FOR WESTERN  
YORK AND EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 846 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAFFNEY, OR 8 MILES WEST OF HICKORY  
GROVE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...  
SMYRNA AND KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AROUND 900 AM EST.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
CHEROKEE FALLS, DRAYTONVILLE, BULLOCK CREEK, SARATT, AND KINGS CREEK.  
 
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 3515 8113 3482 8144 3482 8148 3484 8146  
3487 8149 3488 8152 3487 8153 3488 8153  
3487 8156 3489 8159 3488 8163 3490 8165  
3490 8167 3491 8168 3491 8170 3492 8173  
3517 8154  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 218DEG 49KT 3494 8155  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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