Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Southern Yancey County in western North Carolina...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 127 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Burnsville, moving southeast at 20 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... Burnsville, Mount Mitchell State Park, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Montreat, Busick, Celo, and Black Mountain.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... MCDOWELL, 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.