Weather Alert
McDowell County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 8/11/26 4:27 PM
End: 8/11/26 4:57 PM
Dur: 00:30
Canceled 8/11/26 4:57 PM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 4:27PM EDT until August 11 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern McDowell County in western North Carolina...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Marion, moving southwest at 10 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...
Marion, Old Fort, Lake James State Park, Lake James, Nebo, Sugar Hill, Pleasant Gardens, Glenwood, Fero, and Dysartsville.



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