Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30AM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... McDowell County in western North Carolina... Mitchell County in western North Carolina... Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Avery County in western North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 830 AM EDT.
* At 731 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles east of Erwin to 14 miles east of Downtown Asheville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Lenoir, Morganton, Marion, Spruce Pine, Newland, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Gamewell, and Hudson.
* AFFECTED AREAS: AVERY, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... MITCHELL, 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