THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
EAST CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 845 AM EDT
* AT 747 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES
NORTH OF MARION TO 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE TO 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF WAYNESVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...FOREST CITY...BREVARD...
MARION...RUTHERFORDTON...COLUMBUS...ARDEN...BLACK MOUNTAIN AND
MILLS RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
LINES. BRIEF LARGE HAIL MAY ALSO OCCUR. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...
800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND
THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.
