Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 3:44PM EDT until August 11 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 12:44pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Southwestern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 344 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Morganton, or near Lake James, moving southeast at 15 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...
Morganton, Glen Alpine, Lake James State Park, South Mountains
State Park, Lake James, Nebo, Pleasant Grove, Oak Hill,
Dysartsville, and Marion.
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; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov