Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Central Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Eastern Polk County in western North Carolina...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 350 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of Rutherfordton, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Rutherfordton, Spindale, Bostic, Green Hill, Thermal City, Sunshine, Union Mills, Shingle Hollow, and Forest City.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MCDOWELL, NC ... POLK, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter inside an interior room. 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.