Transylvania County Emergency Services

Transylvania County Emergency Services We provide the community with emergency and non emergency assistance. We are the office of 911 dispatch for Transylvania County.
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Fire, Rescue, EMS, Sheriff's Office, Emergency Management and Animal Control are all dispatched on emergency and non-emergency calls from our office. We also have many other state and federal resources at our disposal.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC515...
08/22/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
515 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Northern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
of Hendersonville, or 4 miles northeast of Dupont State Forest,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Brevard, Flat Rock, Slater-Marietta, Tigerville, Pleasant Ridge
State Park, Jones Gap State Park, Dupont State Forest, Caesars Head
State Park, Tuxedo, and North Saluda Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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 page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC821...
08/18/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
821 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Southwestern Polk County in western North Carolina...
Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northern Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina...
Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 820 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles west of Hendersonville to 9 miles northeast
of Walhalla, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Greenville Downtown, Easley, Clemson, Hendersonville, Pickens,
Greenville Eastside, West Greenville, Greer, Taylors, and Berea.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

If on or near Lake Keowee, get away from the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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 page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC740...
08/17/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
740 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Macon County in western North Carolina...
Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Western Polk County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Jackson County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Haywood County in western North Carolina...
Southwestern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 740 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles east of Waynesville to 10 miles east of
Franklin, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Hendersonville, Brevard, Arden, Mills River, Fletcher, Flat Rock,
Etowah, Mountain Home, Laurel Park, and Highlands.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC657...
08/17/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
657 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Jackson County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Swain County in western North Carolina...
Southern Haywood County in western North Carolina...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 657 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles northwest of Waynesville to 8 miles north of
Franklin, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Sylva, Waynesville, Cullowhee, Lake Junaluska, Clyde, Maggie
Valley, Balsam, Webster, Dillsboro, and Graveyard Fields.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH590 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLL...
08/17/2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
590 IN EFFECT 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.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC500...
08/06/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
500 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Jackson County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles north of
Walhalla, or 5 miles west of Devils Fork State Park, moving
northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Rosman, Salem, Lake Toxaway, Jocassee Gorges, Lake Jocassee, Devils
Fork State Park, Gorges State Park, Keowee Toxaway State Park,
Table Rock State Park, and Bad Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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 page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC618...
08/05/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
618 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 618 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast
of Walhalla, or near Devils Fork State Park, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Brevard, Rosman, Salem, Lake Toxaway, Lake Keowee, Jocassee Gorges,
Lake Jocassee, Devils Fork State Park, Gorges State Park, and
Keowee Toxaway State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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 page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC744...
07/28/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
744 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Jackson County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...
Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 744 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest
of Brevard, or near Lake Toxaway, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Easley, Pickens, Berea, Liberty, Norris, Six Mile, Rosman, Salem,
Lake Toxaway, and Jocassee Gorges.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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 page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC648...
07/28/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
648 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
West central Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Jackson County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Swain County in western North Carolina...
Haywood County in western North Carolina...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 648 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest
of Waynesville, or near Maggie Valley, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Brevard, Sylva, Waynesville, Canton, Cullowhee, Lake Junaluska,
Clyde, Maggie Valley, Balsam, and Webster.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 this storm. 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 page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH526 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLO...
07/28/2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
526 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES

IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA

ALEXANDER CABARRUS CATAWBA
CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON
IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG
ROWAN UNION NC

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 ADVANCE, ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND,
ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BANNER ELK, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN,
BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CANDLER, CANTON,
CEDAR MOUNTAIN, CELO, CHARLOTTE, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, COVE CREEK,
CROUSE, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DANA, DYSARTSVILLE, EAST FLAT ROCK,
ELLENDALE, ETOWAH, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FLETCHER,
FOREST CITY, FORK CHURCH, FRANKLIN, GASTONIA, GLENWOOD,
GRANITE FALLS, HENDERSONVILLE, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HIGHLANDS,
HOT SPRINGS, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, INGALLS, KANNAPOLIS,
KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN, KYLE, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON,
LITTLE RIVER, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MATTHEWS,
MICAVILLE, MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MONROE,
MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, PATTERSON,
PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAINBOW SPRINGS, RAMSEYTOWN,
ROBBINSVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALISBURY, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, SHELBY,
SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STECOAH,
STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, SYLVA, TAYLORSVILLE, TRINITY,
TRYON, TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, VALDESE, WALNUT, WATERVILLE,
WAYNESVILLE, WEDDINGTON, AND WESSER

Address

155 Public Safety Way
Brevard, NC
28712

Telephone

+18288843108

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