South Carolina Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/01/2026 15:30

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 1 at 6:30PM EDT until June 1 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 1, 2026 - 3:30pm
Expires: 
June 1, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Chester County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 630 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Chester, or 5 miles southwest of Richburg, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Great Falls, Richburg, Blackstock, Cornwell, and Fishing Creek Reservoir.
Instruction: 
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: 
Chester, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC