Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Transylvania County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Henderson County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Haywood County in western North Carolina... Southwestern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 557 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Waynesville, or 5 miles south of Canton, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Canton, Bent Creek, Clyde, Graveyard Fields, Looking Glass, Mount Pisgah, Black Balsam Area, Candler, Cruso, and the Blue Ridge Parkway between Mount Pisgah and The NC Arboretum.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... HAYWOOD, NC ... HENDERSON, NC ... TRANSYLVANIA, NC
Instructions:
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
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