Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 1:39PM EDT until September 5 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 10:39am
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
At 139 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles northwest of Spruce Pine to 11 miles northwest
of Marion to 15 miles south of Burnsville, 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, Black Mountain, Glen Alpine, Old Fort, B.R.
Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Lake James State Park, B.R.
Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville, Table Rock, and Mount
Mitchell State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Buncombe, NC; Burke, NC; McDowell, NC; Mitchell, NC; Rutherford, NC; Yancey, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov