Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 6 at 2:15PM EDT until September 6 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 6, 2026 - 11:15am
Expires:
September 6, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Northern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southwestern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 215 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles southwest of Morganton to 4 miles south of
Marion to 19 miles south of Spruce Pine, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Marion, Glen Alpine, Lake Lure, Old Fort, Casar, South Mountains
State Park, Nebo, Green Hill, Thermal City, and Pleasant Gardens.
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; Cleveland, NC; McDowell, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov