Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central McDowell County in western North Carolina... Mitchell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Yancey County in western North Carolina...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 505 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles west of Erwin to 3 miles southeast of Marshall, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Bakersville, Mount Mitchell State Park, Buladean, Bandana, Ramseytown, Green Mountain, Swiss and Woodlawn.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... MITCHELL, NC ... YANCEY, NC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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