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McDowell County Emergency Management
Saturday July 29th, 2023 :: 03:48 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10:00PM Saturday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 570 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL GRAHAM HAYWOOD MADISON MCDOWELL MITCHELL SWAIN YANCEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BANNER ELK, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CANDLER, CANTON, CELO, COVE CREEK, CRUSO, DYSARTSVILLE, ELLENDALE, FAUST, FERO, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HIDDENITE, HOT SPRINGS, INGALLS, KINGS CREEK, LENOIR, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MICAVILLE, MILLERSVILLE, MORGANTON, NEBO, NEWLAND, PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAMSEYTOWN, ROBBINSVILLE, SAWMILLS, SPRUCE PINE, STECOAH, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, TAYLORSVILLE, VALDESE, WALNUT, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, AND WESSER.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER, NC ... AVERY, NC ... BUNCOMBE, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... GRAHAM, NC ... HAYWOOD, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... MADISON, NC ... MITCHELL, NC ... SWAIN, NC ... YANCEY, NC

Address/Location
McDowell County Emergency Management
129 Barnes Rd
Marion, NC 28752

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-3241

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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