Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 318 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles southwest of Lenoir to 10 miles west of Rutherfordton, moving east at 30 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, Granite Falls, Valdese, Spindale, Gamewell, Hudson, and Icard.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... MCDOWELL, 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