Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Locations Affected

Asheville, NC ∙ Stony Point, NC ∙ Waynesville, NC ∙ Mountain Home, NC ∙ Glenwood, NC ∙ Clayton, GA ∙ Marshall, NC ∙ Hawksbill Mountain, NC ∙ Zirconia, NC ∙ Henrietta, NC

Full Alert Message

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 590 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 238 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026 The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watch 590 in effect until 10 PM EDT this evening for the following areas in georgia this watch includes 2 counties in northeast georgia habersham rabun in north carolina this watch includes 18 counties in piedmont north carolina alexander in western north carolina avery buncombe burke caldwell graham haywood henderson jackson macon madison mcdowell mitchell polk rutherford swain transylvania yancey this includes the cities of alarka, allenstand, almond, asheville, ashford, baldwin, banner elk, bethlehem, black mountain, brevard, bryson city, burnsville, busick, candler, canton, cedar mountain, celo, clarkesville, clayton, columbus, cornelia, cove creek, cruso, cullowhee, dana, demorest, dysartsville, east flat rock, ellendale, etowah, faust, fero, fletcher, forest city, franklin, glenwood, granite falls, hendersonville, hiddenite, highlands, hollywood, hot springs, ingalls, kings creek, kyle, lenoir, little river, luada, luck, marion, mars hill, marshall, micaville, mill spring, millersville, morganton, mountain city, nebo, newland, patterson, pine mountain, pleasant grove, poplar, rainbow springs, ramseytown, robbinsville, rutherfordton, saluda, sawmills, spindale, spruce pine, stecoah, stony point, sugar hill, swiss, sylva, taylorsville, tryon, tuckasegee, tuxedo, valdese, walnut, waterville, waynesville, and wesser.

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