Expires:202408180000;Remove:202408180000;013730 WUUS52 KGSP 172307 SVRGSP GAC119-147-SCC007-073-180000- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0232.240817T2307Z-240818T0000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 707 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Franklin County in northeastern Georgia... Hart County in northeastern Georgia... Southwestern Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina... South central Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 706 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of Hartwell, or near Lavonia, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Hartwell, Reed Creek, Lavonia, Gumlog, Canon, Bowersville, Tugaloo State Park, Lake Hartwell, Fair Play, and Sadlers Creek State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter inside an interior room. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. If on or near Lake Hartwell, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. 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 Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Describe the event and the specific location where it occurred. && LAT...LON 3432 8314 3449 8317 3450 8314 3457 8279 3431 8276 TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 263DEG 9KT 3442 8308 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 8