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Henderson County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday July 18th, 2023 :: 04:33 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Henderson County in western North Carolina... Southwestern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of Downtown Asheville, or near West Asheville, moving southeast at 20 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... Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville, Mills River, Woodfin, Fletcher, Etowah, Mountain Home and Biltmore Forest.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... HENDERSON, 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. 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

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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

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