Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:25PM EDT until July 5 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 3:25pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Polk County in western North Carolina...
South central Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 625 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of
Rutherfordton, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Forest City, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Ellenboro, Bostic, South
Mountains State Park, Green Hill, Thermal City, Glenwood, and
Sunshine.
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:
Burke, NC; McDowell, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov