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McDowell County Emergency Management
Saturday August 3rd, 2024 :: 04:20 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 420 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest of Marion, or 7 miles southeast of Old Fort, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Shingle Hollow, Sugar Hill, Thermal City, Glenwood, Fero, Union Mills, and Dysartsville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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

TEXT-A-TIP -  Text TIP MCDOWELLEM 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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