Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 6:50PM EDT until July 28 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 3:50pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Eastern Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Polk County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 649 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast
of Downtown Asheville, or near B.R. Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East
Asheville, moving south at 35 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, Hendersonville, East Asheville, Arden, West
Asheville, Black Mountain, Fletcher, Swannanoa, Flat Rock, and
Fairview In Buncombe County.
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; Henderson, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov