Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 559 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 16 miles east of Downtown Asheville to 6 miles south of Marion, moving southwest at 15 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... Old Fort, Shingle Hollow, Sugar Hill, Thermal City, Glenwood, Fero, Chimney Rock Village and Lake Lure.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC
Instructions:
Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area. Seek shelter inside an interior room. Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. 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