Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central McDowell County in western North Carolina... Southern Madison County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Mitchell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Haywood County in western North Carolina... Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Yancey County in western North Carolina... West central Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 704 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Burnsville to 9 miles east of Marshall to 12 miles northeast of Waynesville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Downtown Asheville, Burnsville, Marshall, East Asheville, West Asheville, North Asheville, Black Mountain, Woodfin, Swannanoa, and Weaverville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... BURKE, NC ... HAYWOOD, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... MADISON, NC ... MITCHELL, NC ... YANCEY, 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.