Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 7/30/2024 7:52 PM to 8:30 PM EDT for Rowan County, NC

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 751 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of Hickory, or near Bethlehem, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Hickory, Statesville, Taylorsville, St. Stephens, Bethlehem,
Troutman, Stony Point, Claremont, Rhodhiss, and Catawba.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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 Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your
message should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred.