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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 6 at 2:44PM EDT until September 6 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC, United States of America

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
660 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

ELBERT FRANKLIN HART
STEPHENS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA

CLEVELAND GASTON LINCOLN
MECKLENBURG UNION NC

IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

POLK RUTHERFORD

IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE
CHESTER GREENVILLE GREENWOOD
LAURENS OCONEE PICKENS
SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ANDERSON, BEREA,
BLACKSTOCK, BOYDVILLE, CALHOUN FALLS, CANON, CATAWBA, CHARLOTTE,
CHESTER, CLEMSON, CLINTON, COLUMBUS, CORNWELL, CROUSE,
DACUSVILLE, EASLEY, ELBERTON, FOREST CITY, FORK SHOALS,
FORTSONIA, FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GREAT FALLS,
GREENVILLE, GREER, GUMLOG, HARTWELL, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL,
KINGS MOUNTAIN, LAURENS, LAVONIA, LINCOLNTON, MATTHEWS, MAULDIN,
MIDDLETON, MILL SPRING, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, MOUNTAIN REST,
NINETY SIX, NUBERG, OAKWAY, REED CREEK, ROCK HILL, ROYSTON,
RUCKERSVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALUDA, SENECA, SHELBY,
SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, SPINDALE, TAYLORS, TOCCOA, TRINITY,
TRYON, UNION, WALHALLA, WARE SHOALS, WEDDINGTON, AND WESTMINSTER.

Measurements

Coordinates39.9645, -100.8105
RegionElbert, GA; Franklin, GA; Hart, GA; Stephens, GA; Cleveland, NC; Gaston, NC; Lincoln, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC; Union, NC; Abbeville,
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyPossible
Cap Expires2026-09-06T21:00:00-04:00

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The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.

Area as the agency stated it: Elbert, GA; Franklin, GA; Hart, GA; Stephens, GA; Cleveland, NC; Gaston, NC; Lincoln, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC; Union, NC; Abbeville,

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