Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:37PM EDT until July 5 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 3:37pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 637 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Marion, or near Lake James State Park, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Morganton, Valdese, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Lake James State Park, Table
Rock, Lake James, Nebo, Ashford, and Pleasant Grove.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Burke, NC; McDowell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov