Full Notification

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Central Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Northern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 809 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles west of Taylorsville to 11 miles northeast of Forest City, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Hickory, Statesville, Newton, Lincolnton, St. Stephens, Conover, Cherryville, Longview, Sawmills, and Granite Falls.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... IREDELL, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Lake Hickory or Lookout Shoals Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.