New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 6/3/2018 6:12 PM to 7:00 PM EDT for McDowell County. 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Southern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 612 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
of Spruce Pine, or 4 miles west of Table Rock, moving southeast at
40 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...
Morganton, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Icard, Drexel,
Hildebran, Connelly Springs, Rutherford College and Glen Alpine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A few trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area.
Hail can cause major property damage, especially to vehicles. 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.
Address/Location
McDowell County Emergency Management
129 Barnes Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-3241
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MCDOWELLEM followed by your message, to 888777
