Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15AM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Eastern Polk County in western North Carolina... Southwestern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Western Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 615 AM EDT.
* At 523 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles northwest of Morganton to 7 miles east of Columbus, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Morganton, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Sawmills, Valdese, Spindale, Gamewell, Boiling Springs NC, Hudson, and Cajah's Mountain.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... CLEVELAND, 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 post it to X 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