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At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with frequent lightning 5 miles west of Greenville Downtown, or near Berea, moving southeast at 10 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Greenville Downtown, Easley, Greenville Eastside, West Greenville, Berea, Welcome, Powdersville, Furman University, and Cherrydale Point. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If outdoors, try to get indoors or into a hard topped vehicle. Otherwise, stay away from open areas and isolated high objects such as trees. When indoors, stay away from windows and doors and avoid using wired electronic devices. Do not take a shower or bath. Try to unplug unnecessary appliances before the storm approaches.
Where it happened
Anderson; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville · 34.797°, -82.446°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Anderson; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville
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Incident timeline
At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with frequent lightning 5 miles west of Greenville Downtown, or near Berea, moving southeast at 10 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Greenville Downtown, Easley, Greenville Eastside, West Greenville, Berea, Welcome, Powdersville, Furman University, and Cherrydale Point. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If outdoors, try to get indoors or into a hard topped vehicle. Otherwise, stay away from open areas and isolated high objects such as trees. When indoors, stay away from windows and doors and avoid using wired electronic devices. Do not take a shower or bath. Try to unplug unnecessary appliances before the storm approaches.