Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:03AM EDT until March 16 at 8:30AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:03am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 5:30am
Description:
At 802 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles southeast of Beech Mountain to 9 miles south
of Marion, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Lenoir, Morganton, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Gamewell,
Hudson, Icard, Cajah's Mountain, and Drexel.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Avery, NC; Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; McDowell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov