Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Morganton Lenoir Foothills Regional Airport, NC ∙ Sawmills, NC ∙ Lenoir, NC ∙ Collettsville, NC ∙ Hudson, NC ∙ Valdese, NC ∙ Whitnel, NC ∙ Patterson, NC ∙ Rutherford College, NC ∙ Gamewell, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 625 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Caldwell County in western North Carolina... East central Burke County in western North Carolina... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of Lenoir, or near Gamewell, moving southeast at 30 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... Lenoir, Sawmills, Valdese, Gamewell, Hudson, Cajah's Mountain, Rutherford College, Cedar Rock, Lake Rhodhiss, and Collettsville. 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. && LAT...LON 3588 8133 3587 8133 3586 8134 3572 8156 3599 8175 3606 8167 TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 313DEG 28KT 3592 8161 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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