Special Weather Statement 04/25/2025 20:27 for North Carolina, South Carolina areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 25 at 11:27PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 25, 2025 - 8:27pm
Expires: 
April 25, 2025 - 9:30pm
Description: 
At 1127 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles northeast of Clayton to 3 miles south of Walhalla. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Lake Toxaway, Pumpkintown, Lake Keowee, Dacusville, Bad Creek, Connestee, Jocassee Gorges, Nine Times, Pickens, and Rocky Bottom.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Lake Jocassee, 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.
Area Description: 
Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains; Greenville Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC