Full Notification

At 150 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Winston-Salem to 12 miles southeast of Statesville to 4 miles southwest of Huntersville to 10 miles northwest of York. Movement was east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Uptown Charlotte, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Downtown Concord, Salisbury, Statesville, Shelby, Lincolnton, and Mocksville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: IREDELL ... DAVIE ... CATAWBA ... ROWAN ... CLEVELAND ... LINCOLN ... GASTON ... MECKLENBURG ... CABARRUS

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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 Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for Upstate South Carolina.