Georgia, North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/17/2026 16:10

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 17 at 7:10PM EDT until August 17 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 17, 2026 - 4:10pm
Expires: 
August 17, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 590 REMAINS VALID 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.
Area Description: 
Habersham, GA; Rabun, GA; Alexander, NC; Avery, NC; Buncombe, NC; Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; Graham, NC; Haywood, NC; Henderson, NC; Jackson, NC; McDowell, NC; Macon, NC; Madison, NC; Mitchell, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC; Swain, NC; Transylvania, NC; Yancey, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov