Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 1:26PM EDT until September 5 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 10:26am
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Mitchell County in western North Carolina...
West central Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Southern Avery County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
Eastern Yancey County in western North Carolina...
Western Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 125 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles northeast of Burnsville to 8 miles southwest
of Spruce Pine to 12 miles northeast of Downtown Asheville, moving
east at 30 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, Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Black Mountain, Glen Alpine, Old
Fort, Bakersville, Crossnore, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy
Gardens, and Linville Falls.
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:
Avery, NC; Buncombe, NC; Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; McDowell, NC; Mitchell, NC; Rutherford, NC; Yancey, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov