WUUS52 KGSP 181817
SVRGSP
NCC023-045-111-161-181900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0137.260718T1817Z-260718T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
217 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
  Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
  Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southwestern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 217 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
  of Marion, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Morganton, Glen Alpine, Casar, South Mountains State Park, Sugar
  Hill, Thermal City, Glenwood, Fero, Dysartsville, and Union Mills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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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LAT...LON 3546 8202 3560 8208 3578 8170 3552 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 242DEG 22KT 3556 8194 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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