Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 240 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest of Marion, or 4 miles south of Old Fort, 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... Lake Lure, Old Fort, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Shingle Hollow, Sugar Hill, Thermal City, Union Mills, Bat Cave and Green Hill.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC

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. 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.