Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southwestern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 301 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Marion, or 7 miles south of Lake James State Park, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Fero, Dysartsville, Glenwood, and South Mountains State Park.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC
Instructions:
Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter inside an interior room. 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