Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM
SVRGSP 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... Southwestern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 528 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of Downtown Asheville, or near B.R. Parkway-Mount Pisgah To The Nc Arboretum, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Arden, Mills River, Fletcher, Etowah, Mountain Home, Bent Creek, B.R. Parkway-Mount Pisgah To The Nc Arboretum, Asheville Airport, Mount Pisgah, and Skyland.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... HENDERSON, NC ... TRANSYLVANIA, 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
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