Weather Alert: Heavy Weather for the Carolinas

Tornado Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Flash Flood Watch

National Weather Service GSP Page

I have the regional radar loop at the bottom of this post.

**update** 4.02pm I am at WCU in Cullowhee, and have heard a crack or two of thunder, and one good lightning strike, which I believe I caught on video.

Wunderground has an excellent Radar Feature that allows you to track storms.

There is one that could be coming through in 30 minutes or so...

**update** 4.37pm The storm came though. Nothing much here. Will have photos and maybe an edited video by 7pm. I have to leave here at 5pm, and won't get home until 6pm.

Tornado Watch

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 96
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1205 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008

TORNADO WATCH 96 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NCC021-039-043-075-087-089-099-113-115-173-175-050000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0096.080304T1705Z-080305T0000Z/

NC
.    NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BUNCOMBE             CHEROKEE            CLAY
GRAHAM               HAYWOOD             HENDERSON
JACKSON              MACON               MADISON
SWAIN                TRANSYLVANIA
$$

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 316 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 NCC075-113-173-042045- /O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080304T2045Z/ MACON NC-GRAHAM NC-SWAIN NC-

316 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EST FOR SWAIN...GRAHAM AND WESTERN MACON COUNTIES...

AT 316 PM EST...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF NEWFOUND GAP TO 4 MILES NORTH OF KYLE TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAINBOW SPRINGS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GATLINBURG TO 11 MILES EAST OF ROBBINSVILLE TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAYESVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...

NEWFOUND GAP AND BRYSON CITY BY 325 PM EST...
FRANKLIN BY 330 PM EST...
OTTO BY 335 PM EST...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.