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
Sender: