Updated at 2:38 PM EDT.
⚠️ The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on Aug 17 for Henderson County.
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.
