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At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Greenwood, or near Cross Hill, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greenwood, Cross Hill, Waterloo, Lake Greenwood State Park, Lake Greenwood, Greenwood State Park, Ninety Six, Coronaca, Dyson, and Mountville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Lake Greenwood, 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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Laurens; Greenwood · 34.230°, -81.991°
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At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Greenwood, or near Cross Hill, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greenwood, Cross Hill, Waterloo, Lake Greenwood State Park, Lake Greenwood, Greenwood State Park, Ninety Six, Coronaca, Dyson, and Mountville. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Lake Greenwood, 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.