Weather Alert
McDowell County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 4/16/24 1:46 PM
End: 4/16/24 2:03 PM
Dur: 00:17
Canceled 4/16/24 2:03 PM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 16 at 1:46PM EDT until April 16 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
East central Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Yancey County in western North Carolina...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 146 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles west of Marion, or near B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, moving east 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...
Old Fort, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Montreat, Sugar Hill, Busick, Pleasant Gardens, Woodlawn, Mount Mitchell State Park, and Black Mountain.



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