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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0181 Issued by the Greenville-Spartanburg Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-05 17:18:58
782
WUUS52 KGSP 052218
SVRGSP
NCC175-SCC045-073-077-052315-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0181.260805T2218Z-260805T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
618 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 618 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast
of Walhalla, or near Devils Fork State Park, moving northeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Brevard, Rosman, Salem, Lake Toxaway, Lake Keowee, Jocassee Gorges,
Lake Jocassee, Devils Fork State Park, Gorges State Park, and
Keowee Toxaway State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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 3502 8305 3503 8301 3504 8303 3531 8287
3532 8286 3517 8259 3475 8295 3484 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 213DEG 15KT 3496 8297
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RWH
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-05 17:50:29
529
WWUS52 KGSP 052250
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
650 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
NCC175-SCC073-052300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-260805T2315Z/
Transylvania NC-Oconee SC-
650 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TRANSYLVANIA AND NORTHEASTERN
OCONEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 8291 3499 8294 3501 8293 3501 8291
3504 8292 3506 8289 3509 8279 3507 8278
3507 8275 3508 8275 3510 8269 3511 8270
3513 8268 3512 8266 3513 8262 3481 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 238DEG 13KT 3497 8283
$$
SCC045-077-052315-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-260805T2315Z/
Greenville SC-Pickens SC-
650 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES...
At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of
Pickens, or near Jocassee Gorges, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Lake Keowee, Keowee Toxaway State Park, Jocassee Gorges, Lake
Jocassee, Sunset, Sassafras Mountain, Nine Times, Rocky Bottom, Table
Rock State Park, and Caesars Head State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 8291 3499 8294 3501 8293 3501 8291
3504 8292 3506 8289 3509 8279 3507 8278
3507 8275 3508 8275 3510 8269 3511 8270
3513 8268 3512 8266 3513 8262 3481 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 238DEG 13KT 3497 8283
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RWH
Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-08-05 17:50:29
529
WWUS52 KGSP 052250
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
650 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
NCC175-SCC073-052300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-260805T2315Z/
Transylvania NC-Oconee SC-
650 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TRANSYLVANIA AND NORTHEASTERN
OCONEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 8291 3499 8294 3501 8293 3501 8291
3504 8292 3506 8289 3509 8279 3507 8278
3507 8275 3508 8275 3510 8269 3511 8270
3513 8268 3512 8266 3513 8262 3481 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 238DEG 13KT 3497 8283
$$
SCC045-077-052315-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-260805T2315Z/
Greenville SC-Pickens SC-
650 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES...
At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of
Pickens, or near Jocassee Gorges, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Lake Keowee, Keowee Toxaway State Park, Jocassee Gorges, Lake
Jocassee, Sunset, Sassafras Mountain, Nine Times, Rocky Bottom, Table
Rock State Park, and Caesars Head State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 8291 3499 8294 3501 8293 3501 8291
3504 8292 3506 8289 3509 8279 3507 8278
3507 8275 3508 8275 3510 8269 3511 8270
3513 8268 3512 8266 3513 8262 3481 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 238DEG 13KT 3497 8283
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RWH
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-05 18:06:30
933
WWUS52 KGSP 052306
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
706 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
SCC045-077-052316-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-260805T2315Z/
Greenville SC-Pickens SC-
706 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE AND
NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 8291 3499 8294 3501 8293 3501 8291
3504 8292 3506 8289 3509 8279 3507 8278
3507 8275 3508 8275 3510 8269 3511 8270
3513 8268 3512 8266 3513 8262 3481 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 213DEG 15KT 3502 8279
$$
RWH
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