Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:41AM EDT until March 16 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:41am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Swain County in western North Carolina...
Graham County in western North Carolina...
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 441 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles southeast
of Madisonville, or 14 miles west of Town Of Santeetlah, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Bryson City, Robbinsville, Town Of Santeetlah, Smoky
Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Lake
Santeetlah, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Fontana Lake, Fontana
Village, and Smoky Mountains-Deep Creek.
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:
Graham, NC; Swain, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov