Reporting Severe Weather

Reporting Severe Weather to the National Weather Service at Greenville-Spartanburg
For areas across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia, report your observed severe weather event, location and time by calling 1-800-267-8101. The National Weather Service issues warnings for many types of severe weather. Our equipment and tools help us anticipate and warn for situations that threaten life and/or property. However, the only way we know a severe event occurred is by human or "ground truth" reports. These reports not only tell us what happened, but could help us anticipate future events. Please call us toll-free at 1-800-267-8101 if you observe any of the following: Tornado One inch diameter hail is "Severe" hail. We would like to receive reports of hail of any size - report the size of the largest hailstone Wind Damage (structural damage or trees/power lines down) Stream flooding, street flooding, or streams approaching bankfull Snowfall of 3 inches or more Ice damage (broken tree limbs or slick roads) IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are a trained Skywarn spotter, please use the toll-free number given to you at your training session. Please provide the following information with your report: When - Start time and, if possible, duration of event. Where - Location(s) of event (or path) What - Types of severe weather observed Your phone number (if we need additional information) We appreciate your help! Real-Time Local Storm Summary Local Storm Reports and Warnings Past Severe Events: NCDC Storm Events Database Look up any severe event, from hail to lightning to snowfall, on a county by county basis.

Reporting Severe Weather to the National Weather Service at
Greenville-Spartanburg

For areas across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia, report your observed severe weather event, location and time by calling 1-800-267-8101.

The National Weather Service issues warnings for many types of severe weather. Our equipment and tools help us anticipate and warn for situations that threaten life and/or property. However, the only way we know a severe event occurred is by human or "ground truth" reports. These reports not only tell us what happened, but could help us anticipate future events. Please call us toll-free at 1-800-267-8101 if you observe any of the following:

Tornado
One inch diameter hail is "Severe" hail. We would like to receive reports of hail of any size - report the size of the largest hailstone
Wind Damage (structural damage or trees/power lines down)
Stream flooding, street flooding, or streams approaching bankfull
Snowfall of 3 inches or more
Ice damage (broken tree limbs or slick roads)

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are a trained Skywarn spotter, please use the toll-free number given to you at your training session.

Please provide the following information with your report: