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