Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Macon County, NC
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NOAA issued it on August 17, 2026, 6 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Macon County in western North Carolina until 7:45 PM EDT August 17 due to 60 mph winds and penny-sized hail.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Macon County, North Carolina
- Issued
- August 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Greenville Spartanburg SC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 6 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Macon County, North Carolina.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC. The alert is effective from August 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM EDT until August 17, 2026 at 7:45 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
Macon County in western North Carolina. Locations impacted include Franklin, Highlands, Ellijay, Burningtown, Otto, Rainbow Springs, Wayah Bald, Cowee, Scaly Mountain, and Cullasaja.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 7:22 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Bryson City to 7 miles northeast of Hiawassee, moving east at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
Timeline
The warning is effective from August 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM EDT and expires at 7:45 PM EDT the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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