Special Weather Statement for Transylvania; Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Transylvania, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains
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What is happening
At 1051 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles north of Walhalla, or 4 miles northwest of Devils Fork State Park, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. If on or near Lake Jocassee, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1051 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles north of Walhalla, or 4 miles northwest of Devils Fork State Park, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Gorges State Park, Lake Jocassee, Devils Fork State Park, Jocassee Gorges, and Bad Creek.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 1 at 10:51PM 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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