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WWUS52 KGSP 291355
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
855 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024
SCC021-091-291415-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-241229T1415Z/
YORK SC-CHEROKEE SC-
855 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN YORK AND NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
AT 855 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAFFNEY, OR NEAR HICKORY GROVE,
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...
SMYRNA AND KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AROUND 900 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CHEROKEE FALLS, DRAYTONVILLE, KINGS CREEK, AND BETHANY.
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 3494 8133 3495 8150 3507 8162
3517 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 1355Z 221DEG 44KT 3500 8146
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TW
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