Expires:202405090445;Remove:202405090445;882794 WUUS52 KGSP 090356 SVRGSP NCC021-087-089-111-090445- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0084.240509T0356Z-240509T0445Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1156 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Henderson County in western North Carolina... East central Haywood County in western North Carolina... Buncombe County in western North Carolina... * Until 1245 AM EDT. * At 1155 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of Downtown Asheville, or near Leicester, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville, North Asheville, Black Mountain, Woodfin, Fletcher, Swannanoa, and Weaverville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for western North Carolina. 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 Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred. && LAT...LON 3561 8215 3552 8221 3552 8223 3550 8222 3547 8224 3546 8227 3545 8228 3542 8227 3529 8235 3558 8287 3571 8274 3572 8271 3573 8271 3574 8270 3573 8267 3574 8267 3577 8260 TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 293DEG 38KT 3564 8269 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ LANE