If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

At 935 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northeast of Taylorsville, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size 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... Statesville, Mocksville, Taylorsville, Salisbury, Spencer, Bermuda Run, Stony Point, Cooleemee, Cleveland, and Harmony.