Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 5:12PM EDT until August 11 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 2:12pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Mitchell County in western North Carolina...
Northern Yancey County in western North Carolina...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 512 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Erwin, or
near Banner Hill, moving south 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...
Burnsville, Bandana, Ramseytown, Poplar, Green Mountain, Swiss,
Bakersville, and Micaville.
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:
Mitchell, NC; Yancey, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov