Residents across Upstate South Carolina were urged to seek shelter Saturday after the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Spartanburg counties.
There are currently no tornado warnings issued by the NWS.
Forecasters warned that strong thunderstorms could produce damaging winds, hail and torrential rainfall as they tracked across the region. The warning remains in effect until 4:15 pm local time.
Officials warn of hail as big as 0.75 inches and Winds as high as 60 mph.
“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,” NWS warned.
