Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:45PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 258 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Hickory to near Morganton to 4 miles east of Marion, moving southeast at 15 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... Hickory, Morganton, Newton, Marion, St. Stephens, Conover, Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, and Valdese.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MCDOWELL, 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