North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/03/2026 14:47

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 5:47PM EDT until July 3 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 3, 2026 - 2:47pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jackson County in western North Carolina... Eastern Swain County in western North Carolina... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 546 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of Sylva, or near Cherokee, moving northwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Bryson City, Cherokee, Whittier, Alarka, the B.R. Parkway between the Smoky Mountains and Balsam Gap, plus a portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the following areas, Deep Creek, Oconaluftee, Kuwohi, and Newfound Gap.
Instruction: 
Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter inside an interior room. 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.
Area Description: 
Jackson, NC; Swain, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC