The heat will increase and expand across the Central Plains, Mississippi Valley, Southeast and into the Eastern U.S. through the week as high pressure builds across the eastern two-thirds of the country. On the northern periphery of this heat, the threat for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the northern Plains and upper Midwest through Tuesday. Critical Fire Weather for the west. Read More >
The safest place to be during a tornado is in an underground shelter, including a basement. If such a shelter is not available, seek out an interior room on the lowest level of a well-constructed home or office building away from windows and doors. This may be an interior bathroom or a closet. Your goal should be to place as many walls and floors between you and the outside as
County(s) Affected | Rating | Date | Time (LST) |
Greenville-SC, Spartanburg-SC | F3 | May 10, 1952 | 1400 |
Abbeville-SC, Greenwood-SC | F4 | March 31, 1973 | 1820 |
Greenville-SC, Spartanburg-SC, Cherokee-SC, Cleveland-NC | F3 | May 27, 1973 | 1720 |
Laurens-SC | F3 | December 13, 1973 | 1353 |
Greenwood-SC | F4 | December 13, 1973 | 1430 |
Anderson-SC | F3 | April 8, 1974 | 1533 |
Spartanburg-SC, Cherokee-SC, Rutherford-NC | F4 | May 5, 1989 | 1620 |
Cleveland-NC, Lincoln-NC, Catawba-NC | F4 | May 5, 1989 | 1654 |
Union-NC | F4 | May 5, 1989 | 1801 |
Habersham-GA | F3 | November 15, 1989 | 1801 |
Union-NC | F3 | October 18, 1990 | 1500 |
Habersham-GA, Rabun-GA, Oconee-SC | F3 | March 27, 1994 | 1504 |
York-SC, Mecklenburg-NC | F3 | March 27, 1994 | |
Caldwell-NC | F4 | May 7, 1998 | 1649 |
Habersham-GA, Rabun-GA | EF3 | April 27, 2011 | 2300 |
Oconee-SC | EF3 | April 13, 2020 | 0341 |