Nebo, NC Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 733 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Morganton to 15 miles northeast of
Hendersonville, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Hickory, Morganton, Newton, Marion, Rutherfordton, Conover,
Longview, Valdese, Spindale, and Icard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR MCDOWELL...CALDWELL...SOUTHEASTERN AVERY...SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE
AND BURKE COUNTIES...

At 717 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles southeast of Newland to 7 miles southeast of
Spruce Pine to 11 miles west of Marion to 5 miles southwest of
Downtown Asheville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Lenoir, Morganton, Marion, East Asheville, Arden, Black Mountain,
Swannanoa, Gamewell, Cajah's Mountain, and Fairview In Buncombe
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 590 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

HABERSHAM             RABUN

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES

IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA

ALEXANDER

IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

AVERY                 BUNCOMBE              BURKE
CALDWELL              GRAHAM                HAYWOOD
HENDERSON             JACKSON               MACON
MADISON               MCDOWELL              MITCHELL
POLK                  RUTHERFORD            SWAIN
TRANSYLVANIA          YANCEY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND,
ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BALDWIN, BANNER ELK, BETHLEHEM,
BLACK MOUNTAIN, BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK,
CANDLER, CANTON, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, CELO, CLARKESVILLE, CLAYTON,
COLUMBUS, CORNELIA, COVE CREEK, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DANA, DEMOREST,
DYSARTSVILLE, EAST FLAT ROCK, ELLENDALE, ETOWAH, FAUST, FERO,
FLETCHER, FOREST CITY, FRANKLIN, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS,
HENDERSONVILLE, HIDDENITE, HIGHLANDS, HOLLYWOOD, HOT SPRINGS,
INGALLS, KINGS CREEK, KYLE, LENOIR, LITTLE RIVER, LUADA, LUCK,
MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MICAVILLE, MILL SPRING,
MILLERSVILLE, MORGANTON, MOUNTAIN CITY, NEBO, NEWLAND, PATTERSON,
PINE MOUNTAIN, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAINBOW SPRINGS,
RAMSEYTOWN, ROBBINSVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALUDA, SAWMILLS,
SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE, STECOAH, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS,
SYLVA, TAYLORSVILLE, TRYON, TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, VALDESE, WALNUT,
WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, AND WESSER.