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SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
724 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC115-161134-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260316T1145Z/
MADISON NC-
724 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3602 8227 3600 8227 3599 8225 3601 8225
3601 8222 3596 8219 3595 8220 3591 8217
3586 8214 3582 8235 3582 8241 3587 8243
3590 8245 3591 8249 3603 8229
TIME...MOT...LOC 1124Z 247DEG 39KT 3588 8238
NCC199-161145-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260316T1145Z/
YANCEY NC-
724 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
YANCEY COUNTY...
AT 724 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURNSVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BURNSVILLE AROUND 730 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GREEN
MOUNTAIN, CELO, SWISS, AND MICAVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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 3602 8227 3600 8227 3599 8225 3601 8225
3601 8222 3596 8219 3595 8220 3591 8217
3586 8214 3582 8235 3582 8241 3587 8243
3590 8245 3591 8249 3603 8229
TIME...MOT...LOC 1124Z 247DEG 39KT 3588 8238
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
ARK
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