Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central McDowell County in western North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Marion, or 4 miles northwest of Lake James, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Morganton, Marion, Valdese, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Lake James State Park, Table Rock, Lake James, Nebo, and Pleasant Gardens.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... MCDOWELL, 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.