Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Mitchell County in western North Carolina... West central Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Southern Avery County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Eastern Yancey County in western North Carolina... Western Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 125 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Burnsville to 8 miles southwest of Spruce Pine to 12 miles northeast of Downtown Asheville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Marion, Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Black Mountain, Glen Alpine, Old Fort, Bakersville, Crossnore, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens, and Linville Falls.

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