Special Weather Statement Laurens County, South Carolina issued October 20 at 9:03AM EDT / Expired & Archived Alert

Special Weather Statement in Laurens County, South Carolina

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages

EXPIRED 10/20/2023 9:03:00 AM (UTC) Urgency: Expected Severity: Minor Certainty: Observed

10/20/2023 9:03:00 AM until 10/20/2023 9:30:00 AM

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN LAURENS AND GREENWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM EDT... At 903 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Laurens to 3 miles south of Greenwood to 18 miles southeast of Abbeville. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Greenwood, Laurens, Clinton, Ninety Six, Joanna, Cross Hill, Waterloo, Lake Greenwood State Park, Lake Greenwood, and Greenwood State Park. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH