Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:24AM EDT until March 16 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:24am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:30am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Macon County in western North Carolina...
* Until 630 AM EDT.
* At 524 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Andrews,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Franklin, Highlands, Nantahala Lake, Ellijay, Burningtown, Kyle,
Rainbow Springs, Otto, Wayah Bald, and Cowee.
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:
Macon, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov