If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles south of Foscoe, or near Grandfather Mountain State Park, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Blowing Rock In Caldwell County, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils, Grandfather Mountain State Park, B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, Banner Elk, Edgemont, Globe, Upton, and Linville.