NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SCSV.W 0352September 20, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Laurens and Spartanburg, SC
The National Weather Service office in Greenville-Spartanburg issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Laurens and Spartanburg in South Carolina, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on September 20. It was the 352nd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Greenville-Spartanburg issued in 2026. South Carolina had 59 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 19 in an average September of 2008-2025 (South Carolina's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 34 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
- Laurens and Spartanburg
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:41 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGSP SV.W 0352
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina... South central Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 641 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of Laurens, or 7 miles north of Clinton, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Laurens, Gray Court, Ora, Cross Anchor, and Enoree.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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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