Active Weather Alerts
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:17 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Macon County in western North Carolina... Transylvania County in western North Carolina... Jackson County in western North Carolina... Southern Haywood County in western North Carolina... * Until 730 AM EDT. * At 616 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Franklin, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Brevard, Franklin, Sylva, Waynesville, Canton, Cullowhee, Lake Junaluska, Clyde, Highlands, and Maggie Valley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:43 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 64 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ELBERT FRANKLIN HABERSHAM HART RABUN STEPHENS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER CABARRUS CATAWBA CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG ROWAN UNION NC IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL GRAHAM HAYWOOD HENDERSON JACKSON MACON MADISON MCDOWELL MITCHELL POLK RUTHERFORD SWAIN TRANSYLVANIA YANCEY IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE CHESTER GREENVILLE GREENWOOD LAURENS OCONEE PICKENS SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ADVANCE, ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ANDERSON, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BALDWIN, BANNER ELK, BEREA, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BLACKSTOCK, BOYDVILLE, BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CALHOUN FALLS, CANDLER, CANON, CANTON, CATAWBA, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, CELO, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLARKESVILLE, CLAYTON, CLEMSON, CLINTON, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, CORNELIA, CORNWELL, COVE CREEK, CROUSE, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DACUSVILLE, DANA, DEMOREST, DYSARTSVILLE, EASLEY, EAST FLAT ROCK, ELBERTON, ELLENDALE, ETOWAH, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY, FORK CHURCH, FORK SHOALS, FORTSONIA, FRANKLIN, FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, GREAT FALLS, GREENVILLE, GREER, GUMLOG, HARTWELL, HENDERSONVILLE, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HIGHLANDS, HOLLYWOOD, HOT SPRINGS, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, INGALLS, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN, KYLE, LAURENS, LAVONIA, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MATTHEWS, MAULDIN, MICAVILLE, MIDDLETON, MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, MOUNTAIN CITY, MOUNTAIN REST, NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, NINETY SIX, NUBERG, OAKWAY, PATTERSON, PINE MOUNTAIN, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAINBOW SPRINGS, RAMSEYTOWN, REED CREEK, ROBBINSVILLE, ROCK HILL, ROYSTON, RUCKERSVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALISBURY, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, SENECA, SHELBY, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STECOAH, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, SYLVA, TAYLORS, TAYLORSVILLE, TOCCOA, TRINITY, TRYON, TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, UNION, VALDESE, WALHALLA, WALNUT, WARE SHOALS, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, WEDDINGTON, WESSER, AND WESTMINSTER.
Wind Advisory
Issued: 5:18 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected above 3500 feet. * WHERE...Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 5 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. &&
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