288  
WWUS82 KGSP 212043  
SPSGSP  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
443 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
NCZ082-212130-  
UNION NC-  
443 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY THROUGH  
530 PM EDT...  
 
AT 443 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9  
MILES NORTH OF LANCASTER, OR 4 MILES EAST OF ANDREW JACKSON STATE  
PARK, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...  
WAXHAW, MINERAL SPRINGS, STURDIVANTS, JAARS, AND TRINITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR  
THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3481 8032 3482 8080 3495 8078 3491 8031  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 288DEG 30KT 3485 8073  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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