Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Haywood, NC; Jackson, NC; Swain, NC +1 more
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What you need to know
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- Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Transylvania
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What is happening
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Transylvania County in western North Carolina... Jackson County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Swain County in western North Carolina... Southern Haywood County in western North...
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. 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.
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Bulletin details
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Transylvania County in western North Carolina... Jackson County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Swain County in western North Carolina... Southern Haywood County in western North Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 657 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles northwest of Waynesville to 8 miles north of Franklin, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Sylva, Waynesville, Cullowhee, Lake Junaluska, Clyde, Maggie Valley, Balsam, Webster, Dillsboro, and Graveyard Fields.
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- Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 6:57PM 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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