Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 2:51PM EDT until July 18 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 11:51am
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 251 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
Morganton, or near South Mountains State Park, moving northeast at
30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Icard, Drexel,
Hildebran, Connelly Springs, Rutherford College, and Rhodhiss.
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; Caldwell, NC; Catawba, NC; Cleveland, NC; Lincoln, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: