SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 530 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ELBERT FRANKLIN HABERSHAM HART RABUN STEPHENS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE CHESTER GREENVILLE GREENWOOD LAURENS OCONEE PICKENS SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ANDERSON, BALDWIN, BEREA, BLACKSTOCK, BOYDVILLE, CALHOUN FALLS, CANON, CATAWBA, CHESTER, CLARKESVILLE, CLAYTON, CLEMSON, CLINTON, CORNELIA, CORNWELL, DACUSVILLE, DEMOREST, EASLEY, ELBERTON, FORK SHOALS, FORTSONIA, FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GAFFNEY, GREAT FALLS, GREENVILLE, GREER, GUMLOG, HARTWELL, HOLLYWOOD, LAURENS, LAVONIA, MAULDIN, MIDDLETON, MONARCH MILLS, MOUNTAIN CITY, MOUNTAIN REST, NINETY SIX, NUBERG, OAKWAY, PINE MOUNTAIN, REED CREEK, ROCK HILL, ROYSTON, RUCKERSVILLE, SENECA, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, TAYLORS, TOCCOA, UNION, WALHALLA, WARE SHOALS, AND WESTMINSTER.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 530 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ELBERT FRANKLIN HABERSHAM HART STEPHENS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BALDWIN, BOYDVILLE, CANON, CLARKESVILLE, CORNELIA, DEMOREST, ELBERTON, FORTSONIA, FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GUMLOG, HARTWELL, HOLLYWOOD, LAVONIA, MIDDLETON, NUBERG, REED CREEK, ROYSTON, RUCKERSVILLE, AND TOCCOA.