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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 20 at 6:31PM EDT until September 20 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Hart County in northeastern Georgia... South central Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 631 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7...

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09/20/2026 · Anderson County edition

**Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 20 at 6:31PM EDT until September 20 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC**

SVRGSP

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Hart County in northeastern Georgia... South central Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 631 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Anderson, or near Starr, moving southwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Homeland Park, Iva, and Starr.

**What You Should 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.

**Alert Details:**

- **Severity:** Severe

- **Urgency:** Immediate

- **Issued by:** NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

- **Effective:** Sep 20, 2026 6:31 PM UTC

- **Expires:** Sep 20, 2026 7:15 PM UTC

*This alert was automatically distributed from the National Weather Service via the IPAWS All-Hazards Information Feed.*

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