WWUS82 KGSP 222013
SPSGSP

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
413 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
GAZ010-SCZ101-102-104-222100-
Rabun GA-Greater Oconee SC-Pickens Mountains SC-Oconee Mountains SC-
413 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RABUN AND CENTRAL
OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 413 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northwest of Walhalla, or 5 miles northwest of Oconee State
Park, moving east at 20 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...
Seneca, Walhalla, Clayton, Mountain City, Tiger, Sky Valley, Salem,
Lake Jocassee, Devils Fork State Park, and Oconee State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

If on or near Lake Jocassee or Lake Keowee, 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 3500 8337 3501 8289 3492 8290 3492 8291
      3491 8290 3465 8294 3484 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 277DEG 19KT 3492 8317 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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