Full Notification

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... McDowell County in western North Carolina... Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Polk County in western North Carolina... Western Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southwestern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... East central Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Western Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 759 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Morganton to 16 miles east of Downtown Asheville, moving southeast at 35 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, Forest City, Marion, Rutherfordton, Black Mountain, Conover, Longview, and Sawmills.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... LINCOLN, 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.