Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Avery, NC; Buncombe, NC; Burke, NC +2 more
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At 717 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles southeast of Newland to 7 miles southeast of Spruce Pine to 11 miles west of Marion to 5 miles southwest of Downtown Asheville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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At 717 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles southeast of Newland to 7 miles southeast of Spruce Pine to 11 miles west of Marion to 5 miles southwest of Downtown Asheville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Lenoir, Morganton, Marion, East Asheville, Arden, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Gamewell, Cajah's Mountain, and Fairview In Buncombe County.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 7:18PM EDT until August 17 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 6:46PM EDT until August 17 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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