North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 14:08

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:08PM EDT until July 4 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 2:08pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Buncombe County in western North Carolina... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 508 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Downtown Asheville, or near Biltmore Forest, moving northeast at 5 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... East Asheville, Arden, Swannanoa, Biltmore Forest, Skyland, B.R. Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East Asheville, Warren Wilson College, Avery Creek, Downtown Asheville, and Bent Creek.
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
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC