North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/28/2026 15:02

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 6:02PM EDT until July 28 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 3:02pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Madison County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Swain County in western North Carolina... Haywood County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 602 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles northwest of Marshall to 8 miles south of Newport, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Waynesville, Marshall, Canton, Lake Junaluska, Clyde, Maggie Valley, Hot Springs, Smoky Mountains-Cataloochee, Leicester, and Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain.
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: 
Buncombe, NC; Haywood, NC; Madison, NC; Swain, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov