Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 7:20AM EDT until March 16 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 4:20am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 4:45am
Description:
At 719 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles northeast of Marshall to 10 miles southwest
of Burnsville to 5 miles southeast of Downtown Asheville, moving
northeast at 95 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Burnsville, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Mount Mitchell State Park,
B.R. Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East Asheville, B.R. Parkway-East
Asheville To Craggy Gardens, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little
Switzerland, Warren Wilson College, Montreat, and Ramseytown.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Buncombe, NC; Madison, NC; Yancey, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov