Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 1:27PM EDT until September 6 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 6, 2026 - 10:27am
Expires:
September 6, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
Southern Yancey County in western North Carolina...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 127 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Burnsville, moving southeast at 20 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, Mount Mitchell State Park, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To
Little Switzerland, Montreat, Busick, Celo, and Black Mountain.
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:
Buncombe, NC; McDowell, NC; Yancey, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov