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WWUS52 KGSP 161229
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
829 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC161-SCC083-161239-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1300Z/
RUTHERFORD NC-SPARTANBURG SC-
829 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD AND NORTHEASTERN
SPARTANBURG COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA.THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
WESTERN AND THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3482 8179 3491 8171 3493 8174 3518 8177
3529 8173 3537 8147 3510 8140 3505 8141
3505 8147 3503 8149 3494 8149 3494 8148
3487 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 255DEG 39KT 3519 8171
NCC045-SCC021-087-161300-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1300Z/
CLEVELAND NC-CHEROKEE SC-UNION SC-
829 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CLEVELAND...CHEROKEE AND NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES...
AT 829 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF GAFFNEY, OR 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOILING
SPRINGS NC, 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
CHEROKEE FALLS, DRAYTONVILLE, THICKETTY, 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 POST IT TO X USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.
YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION
WHERE IT OCCURRED.
LAT...LON 3482 8179 3491 8171 3493 8174 3518 8177
3529 8173 3537 8147 3510 8140 3505 8141
3505 8147 3503 8149 3494 8149 3494 8148
3487 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 255DEG 39KT 3519 8171
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TW
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