Weather Alert
Yancey County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 3/16/26 7:12 AM
End: 3/16/26 7:26 AM
Dur: 00:14
Canceled 3/16/26 7:26 AM

Tornado Warning issued March 16 at 7:12AM EDT until March 16 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
TORGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Tornado Warning for...
East central Madison County in western North Carolina...
Central Yancey County in western North Carolina...

* Until 745 AM EDT.

* At 712 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles east of Marshall, or near Mars Hill, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
Burnsville around 730 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include Green Mountain, Celo, Swiss, and Micaville.



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