Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... North central Polk County in western North Carolina... Southwestern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 743 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Spruce Pine to 8 miles southwest of Marion to 6 miles east of Downtown Asheville, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Morganton, Marion, Valdese, Gamewell, Cajah's Mountain, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Village, and Lake James State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... POLK, 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.