THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 530 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA RABUN 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, BEREA, BLACKSTOCK, CALHOUN FALLS, CATAWBA, CHESTER, CLAYTON, CLEMSON, CLINTON, CORNWELL, DACUSVILLE, EASLEY, FORK SHOALS, GAFFNEY, GREAT FALLS, GREENVILLE, GREER, LAURENS, MAULDIN, MONARCH MILLS, MOUNTAIN CITY, MOUNTAIN REST, NINETY SIX, OAKWAY, PINE MOUNTAIN, ROCK HILL, SENECA, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, TAYLORS, UNION, WALHALLA, WARE SHOALS, AND WESTMINSTER.