North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/29/2026 16:23

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 29 at 7:23PM EDT until June 29 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 29, 2026 - 4:23pm
Expires: 
June 29, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... East central Buncombe County in western North Carolina... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 723 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of Marion, or 5 miles northeast of Old Fort, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Old Fort, Shingle Hollow, Sugar Hill, Pleasant Gardens, and Marion.
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: 
Buncombe, NC; McDowell, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC