Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central McDowell County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Mitchell County in western North Carolina... Southwestern Avery County in western North Carolina...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 314 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Spruce Pine, moving south at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Spruce Pine, Linville Falls, Ingalls, Little Switzerland, and North Cove.
* AFFECTED AREAS: AVERY, 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 this storm, 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.
Address/Location
McDowell County Emergency Management
129 Barnes Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-3241