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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0187 Issued by the Greenville-Spartanburg Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-07 17:50:01 115 WUUS52 KGSP 072249 SVRGSP GAC137-241-257-SCC073-072345- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0187.260807T2249Z-260807T2345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 649 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Stephens County in northeastern Georgia... Central Habersham County in northeastern Georgia... Southwestern Rabun County in northeastern Georgia... West central Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 649 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of Clarkesville, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Clarkesville, Demorest, Tallulah Falls, Lake Rabun, Lake Burton, Lakemont, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Long Creek, Turnerville, and Hollywood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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 3451 8335 3454 8357 3483 8357 3479 8325 TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 188DEG 7KT 3460 8345 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ RWH Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-07 18:05:31 564 WWUS52 KGSP 072305 SVSGSP Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 705 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 GAC137-241-257-SCC073-072345- /O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-260807T2345Z/ Stephens GA-Habersham GA-Rabun GA-Oconee SC- 705 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN STEPHENS...CENTRAL HABERSHAM...SOUTHWESTERN RABUN AND WEST CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTIES... At 705 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of Clarkesville, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Clarkesville, Demorest, Tallulah Falls, Lake Rabun, Lake Burton, Lakemont, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Long Creek, Turnerville, and Hollywood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3454 8334 3456 8357 3483 8357 3479 8325 TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 188DEG 7KT 3463 8344 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ RWH Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-08-07 18:28:32 299 WWUS52 KGSP 072328 SVSGSP Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 728 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 GAC137-241-257-SCC073-072337- /O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-260807T2345Z/ Stephens GA-Habersham GA-Rabun GA-Oconee SC- 728 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN STEPHENS... CENTRAL HABERSHAM...SOUTHWESTERN RABUN AND WEST CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... 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 has been cancelled. && LAT...LON 3454 8334 3456 8357 3483 8357 3479 8325 TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 188DEG 7KT 3467 8343 $$ RWH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||