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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

426 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

 

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Rabun GA-Greater Oconee SC-Pickens Mountains SC-Greater Pickens SC-

Oconee Mountains SC-

426 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RABUN...CENTRAL

PICKENS AND NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...



At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from 11 miles northwest of Pickens to 6 miles

northeast of Clayton. Movement was southeast at 10 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Easley, Pickens, Walhalla, Six Mile, Sky Valley, Salem, Lake Keowee,

Jocassee Gorges, Lake Jocassee, and Devils Fork State Park.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3499 8337 3500 8311 3503 8299 3506 8276

      3505 8274 3480 8252 3478 8321

TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 297DEG 7KT 3502 8283 3493 8331 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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