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.
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.
Residents are advised to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building and report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service.
The NWS defines a Severe Thunderstorm Warning as an alert issued when a storm is producing or is expected to produce winds of at least 58 mph, hail measuring one inch or larger, or both.
Residents are advised to monitor local weather radar and trusted sources for updated warnings, watches and forecast changes.
