Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Henderson County in western North Carolina... Western Polk County in western North Carolina... North central Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 508 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hendersonville, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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, Mountain Home, Laurel Park, Saluda, Valley Hill, Horse Shoe, Tuxedo, North Saluda Reservoir and Edneyville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HENDERSON, NC ... POLK, NC ... GREENVILLE, SC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter inside an interior room. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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