North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 14:23

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:23PM EDT until July 4 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 2:23pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 523 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast of Downtown Asheville, or over B.R. Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East Asheville, 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.
Area Description: 
Buncombe, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC