Georgia, South Carolina Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/01/2026 12:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 1 at 3:56PM EDT until June 1 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 1, 2026 - 12:56pm
Expires: 
June 1, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
At 356 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast of Hartwell, or near Reed Creek, moving south 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... Reed Creek, Lake Hartwell, and Sadlers Creek State Park.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Lake Hartwell, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Hart, GA; Anderson, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC