Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Henderson County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Polk County in western North Carolina...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 238 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Hendersonville, or 5 miles west of Bat Cave, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Hendersonville, Flat Rock, Laurel Park, Bat Cave, Valley Hill, Edneyville, Dana, Gerton, East Flat Rock and Saluda.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HENDERSON, NC ... POLK, NC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.
Address/Location
Henderson County Sheriff's Office
100 N Grove St
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-697-4912
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP HENDERSON followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning