Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 7:42AM EDT until March 16 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 4:42am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 5:45am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Polk County in western North Carolina...
Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 845 AM EDT.
* At 742 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 17 miles east of Downtown Asheville to 10 miles
southeast of Hendersonville, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Columbus, Spindale, Boiling
Springs NC, Tryon, Belwood, Lake Lure, and Lawndale.
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:
Cleveland, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov