For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. 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.

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Madison County in western North Carolina... Northern Haywood County in western North Carolina... Buncombe County in western North Carolina... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 604 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Newport to 9 miles east of Gatlinburg, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Downtown Asheville, Marshall, East Asheville, West Asheville, North Asheville, Woodfin, Canton, Weaverville, Mars Hill, and Biltmore Forest.