Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:45AM Thursday 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Henderson County in western North Carolina... East central Haywood County in western North Carolina... Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1155 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of Downtown Asheville, or near Leicester, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville, North Asheville, Black Mountain, Woodfin, Fletcher, Swannanoa, and Weaverville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... HAYWOOD, NC ... HENDERSON, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for western North Carolina. 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