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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT for Elbert County, Hart County, Georgia. It was in force for 19 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2026, 8:19 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Elbert County, GA, Hart County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 162 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 546 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
666
WFUS52 KGSP 250000
TORGSP
GAC105-147-250030-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0004.260525T0000Z-260525T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
800 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Elbert County in northeastern Georgia...
Southwestern Hart County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Danielsville, or 4 miles southwest of
Bowman, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Bowman around 800 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include Dewy
Rose and Vanna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3410 8304 3411 8303 3412 8305 3415 8306
3417 8310 3419 8309 3420 8309 3422 8308
3423 8308 3425 8310 3430 8299 3424 8289
3415 8287 3409 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 240DEG 22KT 3416 8309
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CP2 follow-up statements
938
WWUS52 KGSP 250014
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
814 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026
GAC105-147-250030-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260525T0030Z/
Elbert GA-Hart GA-
814 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ELBERT AND SOUTHWESTERN HART COUNTIES...
At 814 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles northwest of Elberton, or near Bowman, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Elbert and southwestern Hart Counties, including the
following locations... Vanna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3415 8306 3417 8310 3419 8309 3420 8309
3422 8308 3423 8308 3425 8310 3430 8299
3423 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 240DEG 22KT 3421 8299
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CP895
WWUS52 KGSP 250019
SVSGSP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
819 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026
GAC105-147-250029-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260525T0030Z/
Elbert GA-Hart GA-
819 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ELBERT AND SOUTHWESTERN HART
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather to the National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg, call toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or
post on our Facebook page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp. Your
message should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred.
&&
LAT...LON 3415 8306 3417 8310 3419 8309 3420 8309
3422 8308 3423 8308 3425 8310 3430 8299
3423 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 240DEG 22KT 3423 8295
$$
CPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Hart | 39 min |
| May 24, 8:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Elbert, Hart | 36 min |
| May 24, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert, Hart | 44 min |
| May 24, 9:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Elbert | 107 min |
| May 25, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Elbert | 32 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.