New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 8/19/2024 4:07 PM to 4:45 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...
Southwestern Davie County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Central Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 406 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles east of Taylorsville to 4 miles north of
Statesville to 7 miles southwest of Mocksville, moving south at 20
mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Statesville, Troutman, Stony Point, Claremont, Cooleemee,
Cleveland, Catawba, Lookout Shoals Lake, Lake Norman State Park,
and Mount Ulla.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If on or near Lake Norman, 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.