Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Friday
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Transylvania County in western North Carolina... Western Henderson County in western North Carolina...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 717 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles east of Waynesville to 7 miles northwest of Brevard to 14 miles east of Sylva, moving southeast 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... Brevard, Etowah, Rosman, Lake Toxaway, Looking Glass, Dupont State Forest, Gorges State Park, Mount Pisgah, Balsam Grove, and Penrose.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HENDERSON, NC ... TRANSYLVANIA, 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
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