Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Mitchell County in western North Carolina... Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Avery County in western North Carolina... Northern Yancey County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 458 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles south of Beech Mountain to 8 miles north of Spruce Pine to 8 miles south of Erwin, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Newland, Banner Elk, Elk Park, Bakersville, Beech Mountain In Avery County, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, and Seven Devils.
* AFFECTED AREAS: AVERY, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... MITCHELL, NC ... YANCEY, 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