Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:45PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern McDowell County in western North Carolina... East central Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Yancey County in western North Carolina...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 146 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles west of Marion, or near B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, moving east at 5 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... Old Fort, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Montreat, Sugar Hill, Busick, Pleasant Gardens, Woodlawn, Mount Mitchell State Park, and Black Mountain.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... MCDOWELL, 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