THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 245 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS GASTON MECKLENBURG UNION NC IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE CHESTER LAURENS SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLACKSTOCK, CATAWBA, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLINTON, CONCORD, CORNWELL, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GREAT FALLS, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, KANNAPOLIS, LAURENS, MATTHEWS, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, ROCK HILL, SPARTANBURG, TRINITY, UNION, AND WEDDINGTON.