Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:47AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:47am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:15am
Description:
At 546 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles north of Morganton to 9 miles south of Forest
City, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Morganton, Forest City, Sawmills, Valdese, Gamewell, Boiling Springs
NC, Hudson, Cajah's Mountain, Drexel, and Connelly Springs.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; Cleveland, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov