Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 7:52PM EDT until May 6 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 4:52pm
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Stephens County in northeastern Georgia...
Habersham County in northeastern Georgia...
Southwestern Rabun County in northeastern Georgia...
Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 752 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
Cleveland, or over Unicoi State Park, moving east at 55 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...
Seneca, Walhalla, Clarkesville, Westminster, Tallulah Falls, Lake
Rabun, Lake Burton, Lakemont, Tallulah Gorge State Park, and Long
Creek.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for northeastern
Georgia...and Upstate South Carolina.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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 post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.
Area Description:
Habersham, GA; Rabun, GA; Stephens, GA; Oconee, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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