Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:24AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:24am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:15am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Eastern Polk County in western North Carolina...
Southwestern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Western Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 615 AM EDT.
* At 523 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles northwest of Morganton to 7 miles east of
Columbus, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Morganton, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Sawmills, Valdese, Spindale,
Gamewell, Boiling Springs NC, Hudson, and Cajah's Mountain.
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:
Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; Cleveland, NC; McDowell, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov