North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 11:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 2:17PM EDT until July 18 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 11:17am
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southwestern Burke County in western North Carolina... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 217 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of Marion, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Morganton, Glen Alpine, Casar, South Mountains State Park, Sugar Hill, Thermal City, Glenwood, Fero, Dysartsville, and Union Mills.
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; Cleveland, NC; McDowell, NC; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC