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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
518 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NCZ064-SCZ101>105-210945-
TRANSYLVANIA NC-GREATER OCONEE SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-
GREATER PICKENS SC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-
518 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA
NORTHERN PICKENS AND NORTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 AM
EDT...
AT 518 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES WEST OF PICKENS, OR NEAR KEOWEE TOXAWAY STATE PARK, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
PICKENS, DEVILS FORK STATE PARK, LAKE KEOWEE, KEOWEE TOXAWAY STATE
PARK, TABLE ROCK STATE PARK, JOCASSEE GORGES, LAKE JOCASSEE, SUNSET,
PUMPKINTOWN, AND SASSAFRAS MOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3514 8277 3502 8259 3501 8259 3501 8258
3498 8254 3498 8255 3497 8254 3480 8286
3492 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0918Z 226DEG 17KT 3491 8286
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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