If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage. Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid hydroplaning. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A large area of THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT CASWELL... CHARLOTTE...EASTERN PITTSYLVANIA AND HALIFAX COUNTIES THROUGH NOON EDT... At 1056 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning along a line extending from Yanceyville to Bethel to Hitesburg moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. Very heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Cloud-to-ground lightning is dangerous. Heavy rainfall may lead to flooding. Locations impacted include... South Boston... Halifax... Redoak... Turbeville... Clover... Milton... and Scottsburg. Those attending any outdoor events or venues in Halifax or surrounding counties are in the path of these storms and should prepare for IMMINENT DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH