A THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DAVIENORTHEASTERN IREDELL AND NORTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT.

Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 6:33pm

...A THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN
DAVIE...NORTHEASTERN IREDELL AND NORTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL
715 PM EDT...

At 629 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with
frequent lightning 12 miles northeast of Statesville, or over
Harmony, moving southeast at 5 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Mocksville, Harmony, Sheffield, Turnersburg, Olin, and Cool Springs.

Very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in
these areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

The combination of gusty winds and saturated soil conditions will
cause scattered trees and power lines to fall. Seek shelter inside an
interior room.

Torrential rainfall may flood areas with poor drainage, such as
ditches and underpasses. Avoid these areas and do not cross flooded
roads. Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly. Seek
higher ground if threatened by flood waters.

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