Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 4:43AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:43am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
64 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
ELBERT FRANKLIN HABERSHAM
HART RABUN STEPHENS
IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES
IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA
ALEXANDER CABARRUS CATAWBA
CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON
IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG
ROWAN UNION NC
IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE
CALDWELL GRAHAM HAYWOOD
HENDERSON JACKSON MACON
MADISON MCDOWELL MITCHELL
POLK RUTHERFORD SWAIN
TRANSYLVANIA YANCEY
IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE
CHESTER GREENVILLE GREENWOOD
LAURENS OCONEE PICKENS
SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ADVANCE, ALARKA,
ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ANDERSON, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BALDWIN,
BANNER ELK, BEREA, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BLACKSTOCK,
BOYDVILLE, BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK,
CALHOUN FALLS, CANDLER, CANON, CANTON, CATAWBA, CEDAR MOUNTAIN,
CELO, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLARKESVILLE, CLAYTON, CLEMSON,
CLINTON, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, CORNELIA, CORNWELL, COVE CREEK,
CROUSE, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DACUSVILLE, DANA, DEMOREST,
DYSARTSVILLE, EASLEY, EAST FLAT ROCK, ELBERTON, ELLENDALE,
ETOWAH, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY,
FORK CHURCH, FORK SHOALS, FORTSONIA, FRANKLIN, FRANKLIN SPRINGS,
GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, GREAT FALLS,
GREENVILLE, GREER, GUMLOG, HARTWELL, HENDERSONVILLE, HICKORY,
HIDDENITE, HIGHLANDS, HOLLYWOOD, HOT SPRINGS, HUNTERSVILLE,
INDIAN TRAIL, INGALLS, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN,
KYLE, LAURENS, LAVONIA, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, LUADA,
LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MATTHEWS, MAULDIN, MICAVILLE,
MIDDLETON, MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MONARCH MILLS,
MONROE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, MOUNTAIN CITY, MOUNTAIN REST,
NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, NINETY SIX, NUBERG, OAKWAY, PATTERSON,
PINE MOUNTAIN, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAINBOW SPRINGS,
RAMSEYTOWN, REED CREEK, ROBBINSVILLE, ROCK HILL, ROYSTON,
RUCKERSVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALISBURY, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, SENECA,
SHELBY, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE,
ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STECOAH, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL,
SWISS, SYLVA, TAYLORS, TAYLORSVILLE, TOCCOA, TRINITY, TRYON,
TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, UNION, VALDESE, WALHALLA, WALNUT,
WARE SHOALS, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, WEDDINGTON, WESSER,
AND WESTMINSTER.
Area Description:
Elbert, GA; Franklin, GA; Habersham, GA; Hart, GA; Rabun, GA; Stephens, GA; Alexander, NC; Avery, NC; Buncombe, NC; Burke, NC; Cabarrus, NC; Caldwell, NC; Catawba, NC; Cleveland, NC; Davie, NC; Gaston, NC; Graham, NC; Haywood, NC; Henderson, NC; Iredell, NC; Jackson, NC; Lincoln, NC; McDowell, NC; Macon, NC; Madison, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Mitchell, NC; Polk, NC; Rowan, NC; Rutherford, NC; Swain, NC; Transylvania, NC; Union, NC; Yancey, NC; Abbeville, SC; Anderson, SC; Cherokee, SC; Chester, SC; Greenville, SC; Greenwood, SC; Laurens, SC; Oconee, SC; Pickens, SC; Spartanburg, SC; Union, SC; York, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov