Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Chester, SC; Union, SC
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What is happening
At 500 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles north of Chester to 14 miles northwest of Winnsboro to 13 miles northwest of VC Summer Nuclear Station, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Bulletin details
At 500 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles north of Chester to 14 miles northwest of Winnsboro to 13 miles northwest of VC Summer Nuclear Station, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Chester, Great Falls, Carlisle, Richburg, Lowrys, Chester State Park, Leeds, Cornwell, Tuckertown, and Fishing Creek Reservoir.
Lifecycle record
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 5:00PM EDT until September 6 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 4:43PM EDT until September 6 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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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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