NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SCSV.W 0295August 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chester and York, SC
The National Weather Service office in Greenville-Spartanburg issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Chester and York in South Carolina, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 295th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Greenville-Spartanburg issued in 2026. South Carolina had 158 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 63 in an average August of 2008-2025 (South Carolina's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 40 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Greenville-Spartanburg SC
- Area
- Chester and York
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:05 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGSP SV.W 0295
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina since 2008Every warning type in South Carolina
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The notice as issued
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Chester County in Upstate South Carolina... South central York County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 604 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Chester, or near Lowrys, and is nearly stationary. It may begin to drift south or new storms may develop near it and also become severe. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Chester, Mcconnells, Richburg, Lowrys, and Chester State Park.
What the agency told people to do
Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter inside an interior room. 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.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina since 2008501 a year
- Every warning type in South Carolina
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels