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Henderson County Sheriff's Office
Friday August 2nd, 2024 :: 01:09 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Henderson County in western North Carolina... South central Buncombe County in western North Carolina...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 108 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of Brevard, or near Etowah, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Arden, Mills River, Fletcher, Bent Creek, Asheville Airport, Skyland, Avery Creek, Forge Mountain, Horse Shoe, and Mountain Home.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... HENDERSON, 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
Henderson County Sheriff's Office
100 N Grove St
Hendersonville, NC 28792

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-697-4912

TEXT-A-TIP -  Text TIP HENDERSON followed by your message, to 888777

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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