Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 2:02PM EDT until August 28 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 11:02am
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
East central Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 202 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lenoir, or
near Cedar Rock, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Lenoir, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Bethlehem, Hudson, Icard, Cajah's
Mountain, Hildebran, Connelly Springs, and Rhodhiss.
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:
Alexander, NC; Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov