Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 6:15PM EDT until July 5 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 3:15pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast
of Marion, or 4 miles northwest of Lake James, moving east at 15
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Morganton, Marion, Valdese, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Lake James State
Park, Table Rock, Lake James, Nebo, and Pleasant Gardens.
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:
Burke, NC; McDowell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: