• Special Weather Statement for Eastern McDowell County, North Carolina
  • Special Weather Statement issued October 07 at 3:33AM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 6 a.m.
  • Expires: Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 3:30 a.m.

  • ...A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER WILL IMPACT MCDOWELL COUNTY UNTIL 430 AM
    EDT...
    At 332 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of heavy rain 9
    miles southwest of Marion, or 5 miles southeast of Old Fort. These
    showers are drifting slowly to the northwest and will rain over
    areas that saw 1 to 2 inches of rain earlier tonight.
    Locations to be impacted include...
    Marion, Old Fort, B.R. Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville, Lake
    James, Nebo, Pleasant Gardens, Glenwood, Woodlawn, Sugar Hill and
    North Cove.
    Very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in
    these areas.