Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 7/6/2018 1:18 PM to 2:00 PM EDT for McDowell County. 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Central Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Polk County in western North Carolina...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast
of Marion, or near Lake James State Park, moving southwest 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...
Marion, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Green Hill, Mill Spring, Thermal
City, Pleasant Gardens, Glenwood, Lake Adger and Union Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. 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.
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LAT...LON 3564 8187 3522 8194 3528 8234 3539 8226
3540 8227 3552 8220 3553 8217 3554 8219
3571 8209
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 039DEG 34KT 3572 8195
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
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
