Full Notification

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... Northeastern Polk County in western North Carolina... South central Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 625 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of Rutherfordton, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Forest City, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Ellenboro, Bostic, South Mountains State Park, Green Hill, Thermal City, Glenwood, and Sunshine.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, 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.