Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Henderson County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 733 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Morganton to 15 miles northeast of Hendersonville, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Hickory, Morganton, Newton, Marion, Rutherfordton, Conover, Longview, Valdese, Spindale, and Icard.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... HENDERSON, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... RUTHERFORD, 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.