Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Mitchell County in western North Carolina... Southwestern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Southern Avery County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 818 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles southeast of Spruce Pine to near Morganton, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Morganton, Crossnore, Table Rock, Linville Falls, Ingalls, Altamont, Pineola, Collettsville, Ashford, and Jonas Ridge.

* AFFECTED AREAS: AVERY, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... MITCHELL, NC

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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.