Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Balfour, NC ∙ Horse Shoe, NC ∙ Valley Hill, NC ∙ Mills River, NC ∙ Mountain Home, NC ∙ Etowah, NC ∙ Barker Heights, NC ∙ Naples, NC ∙ Hendersonville, NC ∙ Laurel Park, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 643 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Henderson County in western North Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 642 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Hendersonville, or near Mills River, moving southeast at 10 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... Hendersonville, Mills River, Etowah, Mountain Home, Laurel Park, Valley Hill, Forge Mountain, Horse Shoe, Crab Creek, and Flat Rock. 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 3537 8265 3542 8260 3536 8237 3521 8252 TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 306DEG 8KT 3537 8258 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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