Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 5:08PM EDT until August 11 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 2:08pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Central Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 508 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Lenoir, moving south at 20 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...
Lenoir, Sawmills, Gamewell, Hudson, Cajah's Mountain, Cedar Rock,
Globe, Collettsville, Patterson, and Upton.
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; Caldwell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov