For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Wylie, 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.
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.
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Union County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
York County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 804 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Shelby to 9 miles west of Albemarle, 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...
Gastonia, Rock Hill, Uptown Charlotte, Downtown Concord, Monroe,
Shelby, York, Central Charlotte, South Charlotte and Northeast
Charlotte.
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH