Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 18 at 8:08PM EDT until September 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 18, 2026 - 5:08pm
Expires:
September 18, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Swain County in western North Carolina...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 807 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast
of Gatlinburg, or near Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, 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...
Smoky Mountains-Deep Creek, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky
Mountains-Oconaluftee, Smoky Mountains-Kuwohi, Cherokee, Great
Smoky Mountains National Park, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, and
B.R. Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam Gap.
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:
Swain, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov