Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... McDowell County in western North Carolina... Southern Madison County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Mitchell County in western North Carolina... Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Southern Avery County in western North Carolina... Northern Haywood County in western North Carolina... Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Yancey County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 610 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles northeast of Newland to 9 miles southwest of Burnsville to 7 miles north of Waynesville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Asheville, Lenoir, Marion, Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Marshall, and Newland.
* AFFECTED AREAS: AVERY, NC ... BUNCOMBE, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... HAYWOOD, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... MADISON, NC ... MITCHELL, NC ... YANCEY, NC
Instructions:
A few trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area. Storms will be accompanied by brief heavy rainfall, and little or no lightning. 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
McDowell County Emergency Management
129 Barnes Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-3241