Georgia, South Carolina Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/01/2026 13:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 1 at 4:20PM EDT until June 1 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 1, 2026 - 1:20pm
Expires: 
June 1, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
At 420 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of Elberton, or near Russell State Park, moving south at 35 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... Rock Branch and Nuberg.
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.
Area Description: 
Elbert, GA; Hart, GA; Anderson, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC