Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 6:37PM EDT until July 28 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 3:37pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 637 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of
Downtown Asheville, or near B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy
Gardens, moving southeast at 30 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...
Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, North Asheville, Woodfin,
Weaverville, Biltmore Forest, Mount Mitchell State Park, B.R.
Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To
Little Switzerland, and UNC-Asheville.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Buncombe, NC; Yancey, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov