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
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