Expires:202408172215;Remove:202408172215;009492 WUUS52 KGSP 172130 SVRGSP NCC149-161-SCC021-083-172215- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0227.240817T2130Z-240817T2215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 530 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Polk County in western North Carolina... Northern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina... Northwestern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 529 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Columbus, moving southeast at 20 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... Columbus, Boiling Springs SC, Landrum, Mayo, Tryon, Chesnee, Cowpens National Battlefield, Lake Bowen, Mill Spring, and Green Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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. 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 by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred. && LAT...LON 3522 8176 3509 8180 3499 8189 3517 8222 3520 8222 3520 8227 3535 8215 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 300DEG 16KT 3524 8214 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 8