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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cherokee, SC

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What you need to know

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Cherokee
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Severe
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Immediate
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Observed

What is happening

At 500 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of Gaffney, or near Cowpens, moving south 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... Gaffney, Cowpens National Battlefield,...

What the bulletin says to do

Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. Seek shelter inside an interior room.

Full official description

Bulletin details

At 500 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of Gaffney, or near Cowpens, moving south 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... Gaffney, Cowpens National Battlefield, Draytonville, and Thicketty.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 15 at 5:00PM EDT until August 15 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 15 at 4:38PM EDT until August 15 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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