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WWUS82 KGSP 121802
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
202 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
GAZ018-SCZ101-104-121845-
STEPHENS GA-GREATER OCONEE SC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-
202 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL STEPHENS AND SOUTHERN
OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 202 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF TOCCOA, OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALLULAH GORGE
STATE PARK, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOCCOA, SENECA, WALHALLA, WESTMINSTER, LAKE KEOWEE, LONG CREEK, AND
OAKWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE KEOWEE, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO GET OUT OF THE WATER
AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE
OUT TO 10 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IT IS BEST
TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3475 8333 3477 8332 3479 8332 3480 8331
3480 8289 3454 8292 3453 8294 3457 8333
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 274DEG 18KT 3469 8325
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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