Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 29 at 6:02PM EDT until June 29 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 29, 2026 - 3:02pm
Expires:
June 29, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Polk County in western North Carolina...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 602 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles south of
Marion, or 9 miles southeast of Old Fort, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Lake Lure, Shingle Hollow, Green Hill, Sugar Hill, and Chimney Rock
State Park.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
McDowell, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: