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WWUS52 KGSP 161223
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
823 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC045-161-SCC021-083-087-161300-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1300Z/
RUTHERFORD NC-CLEVELAND NC-SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-UNION SC-
823 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHWESTERN CLEVELAND...NORTHEASTERN
SPARTANBURG...CHEROKEE AND NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES...
AT 823 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GAFFNEY, OR NEAR COWPENS NATIONAL
BATTLEFIELD, MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
PATTERSON SPRINGS AND EARL AROUND 840 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CLIFFSIDE, CHEROKEE FALLS, DRAYTONVILLE, THICKETTY, AND SARATT.
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 POST IT TO X USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.
YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION
WHERE IT OCCURRED.
LAT...LON 3480 8192 3495 8186 3508 8183 3517 8183
3526 8184 3537 8147 3508 8140 3505 8141
3505 8147 3503 8149 3487 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 1223Z 255DEG 39KT 3517 8179
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TW
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