Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED5/17/2025 3:52:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/17/2025 3:52:00 AM until 5/17/2025 5:00:00 AM
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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 Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your
message should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred.
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Macon County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Jackson County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Swain County in western North Carolina...
Southern Graham County in western North Carolina...
Southwestern Haywood County in western North Carolina...
* Until 500 AM EDT.
* At 352 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles northwest of Waynesville to 7 miles west of
Bryson City to 3 miles north of Andrews, moving east 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...
Dillsboro, Wesser, Nantahala, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain,
Robbinsville, Alarka, Sylva, Cullowhee, Burningtown, and B.R.
Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam Gap.