Asheville Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 2:06PM EDT until May 8 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 206 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northeast of Hendersonville, or near Bat Cave, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Fairview In Buncombe County, Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Shingle Hollow, Green Hill, Gerton, Thermal City, and Edneyville.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 1:57PM EDT until May 8 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 157 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of Marion, or near Old Fort, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Marion, Glen Alpine, Old Fort, Lake James State Park, Lake James, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Nebo, Pleasant Gardens, Glenwood, and Woodlawn.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 1:55PM EDT until May 8 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Swain County in western North Carolina... Graham County in western North Carolina... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 154 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of Robbinsville, or near Fontana Village, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Bryson City, Robbinsville, Town Of Santeetlah, Smoky Mountains-Deep Creek, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Lake Santeetlah, Fontana Lake, Fontana Village, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, and Wesser.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 1:50PM EDT until May 8 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Madison County in western North Carolina... East central Haywood County in western North Carolina... Buncombe County in western North Carolina... * Until 245 PM EDT. * At 150 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles west of Downtown Asheville, or 5 miles northeast of Canton, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Downtown Asheville, Waynesville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville, North Asheville, Black Mountain, Woodfin, Swannanoa, and Canton.

Special Weather Statement issued May 8 at 1:50PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northwest of Robbinsville, or near Town Of Santeetlah, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Robbinsville, Town Of Santeetlah, Lake Santeetlah, Fontana Lake, Fontana Village, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Stecoah, Nantahala, and Cheoah.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 1:43PM EDT until May 8 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 143 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northeast of Waynesville, or 5 miles north of Clyde, moving east at 40 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... Cove Creek, Fines Creek, and Canton.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 8 at 10:04AM EDT until May 8 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 203 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER CATAWBA CLEVELAND GASTON IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL HAYWOOD HENDERSON JACKSON MADISON MCDOWELL MITCHELL POLK RUTHERFORD SWAIN TRANSYLVANIA YANCEY IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BANNER ELK, BEREA, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CANDLER, CANTON, CATAWBA, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, CELO, CHARLOTTE, COLUMBUS, COVE CREEK, CROUSE, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DANA, DYSARTSVILLE, EAST FLAT ROCK, ELLENDALE, ETOWAH, FAUST, FERO, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY, FORK SHOALS, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, GREENVILLE, GREER, HENDERSONVILLE, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HOT SPRINGS, HUNTERSVILLE, INGALLS, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MATTHEWS, MAULDIN, MICAVILLE, MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAMSEYTOWN, ROCK HILL, RUTHERFORDTON, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, SHELBY, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, SYLVA, TAYLORS, TAYLORSVILLE, TRYON, TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, VALDESE, WALNUT, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, AND WESSER.

Beach Hazards Statement issued May 8 at 3:35AM EDT until May 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

* WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore.

Flood Watch issued May 8 at 2:28AM EDT until May 9 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Cherokee and Clay, east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and West Polk, and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ this afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood