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... Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Eastern Henderson County in western North Carolina... Polk County in western North Carolina... Eastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 527 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles south of Burnsville to 16 miles southwest of Marion to 6 miles west of Columbus, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Hendersonville, Forest City, Marion, Rutherfordton, Columbus, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Spindale, Flat Rock and Fairview In Buncombe County.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... HENDERSON, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... POLK, NC ... RUTHERFORD, 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