Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Henderson County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 713 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of Hendersonville, or near Mills River, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Hendersonville, Arden, Mills River, Fletcher, Flat Rock, Etowah, Fairview In Buncombe County, Mountain Home, Laurel Park and Lake Lure.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... HENDERSON, NC ... RUTHERFORD, 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