Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 1:17PM EDT until September 5 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 10:17am
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 117 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
of Lenoir, or near Gamewell, moving south 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...
Lenoir, Morganton, Sawmills, Valdese, Gamewell, Icard, Cajah's
Mountain, Drexel, Hildebran, and Connelly Springs.
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