Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 650 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lenoir to near Marion, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton, Marion, St. Stephens, Conover, Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls and Valdese.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MCDOWELLEM 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