Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 9:44PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

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At 942 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a heavy rain shower near Laurens, moving north at 25 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Laurens and Ora. Very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in these areas. Doppler radar indicates weak rotation with this shower. Spin-up of a very brief, weak tornado cannot be ruled out. Be prepared to take immediate action if a tornado is sighted or a Tornado Warning is issued.

Event time
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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
SC, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Laurens
event
Special Weather Statement
onset
2026-10-10T21:44:00-04:00
states
["SC"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-10T21:44:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d84ed8e46f3aa55c8baa44cf3564c990eb52e695.001.1
references
[]
message type
Alert
freshness minutes
60
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