Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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WWUS82 KGSP 190228
SPSGSP
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1028 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
GAZ029-SCZ011-190300-
Elbert GA-Abbeville SC-
1028 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT AND
SOUTHWESTERN ABBEVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM EDT...
At 1027 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Elberton, or near Middleton, moving southeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Calhoun Falls, Nancy Hart State Park, Bobby Brown State Park,
Middleton, Lake Strom Thurmond, Russell State Park, Lake Russell,
Fortsonia, Richard B Russell Dam, and Rice Town.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Lake Russell, 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.
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LAT...LON 3398 8261 3398 8263 3397 8264 3399 8265
3398 8274 3405 8285 3419 8275 3408 8249
3407 8253 3401 8260 3399 8258 3398 8258
3397 8257 3396 8257
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 298DEG 17KT 3409 8273
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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