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WWUS52 KGSP 262036
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
436 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2025
SCC077-262115-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-250626T2115Z/
PICKENS SC-
436 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY...
AT 436 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PICKENS, AND IS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PICKENS, LIBERTY, NORRIS, SIX MILE, JOCASSEE GORGES, SUNSET, NINE
TIMES, AND KEOWEE TOXAWAY STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3500 8288 3494 8262 3490 8267 3487 8263
3479 8263 3473 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 085DEG 3KT 3486 8269
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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