North Carolina Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/12/2026 16:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 7:16PM EDT until June 12 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 12, 2026 - 4:16pm
Expires: 
June 12, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... East central Henderson County in western North Carolina... Polk County in western North Carolina... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 716 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of Columbus, or 6 miles south of Bat Cave, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Columbus, Mill Spring, Edneyville, Green Creek, Lake Adger, Rutherfordton, and Chimney Rock State Park.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Henderson, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov