Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 4:27PM EDT until August 11 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 1:27pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Marion,
moving southwest at 10 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...
Marion, Old Fort, Lake James State Park, Lake James, Nebo, Sugar
Hill, Pleasant Gardens, Glenwood, Fero, and Dysartsville.
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:
McDowell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov