SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central McDowell County in western North Carolina... Mitchell County in western North Carolina... Western Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Southern Avery County in western North Carolina... Eastern Yancey County in western North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 542 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Newland to 5 miles northeast of Spruce Pine to 8 miles northeast of Burnsville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Morganton, Marion, Spruce Pine, Valdese, Gamewell, Drexel, Connelly Springs, Rutherford College, Glen Alpine, and Bakersville.
* 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.
