Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 1/9/2024 1:10 PM to 2:30 PM EST for Rowan County, NC

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 1:13pm

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Central Davie County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 230 PM EST.

* At 110 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southeast of Statesville to 3 miles
southwest of Rock Hill, moving northeast at 85 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Uptown Charlotte, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Downtown Concord,
Salisbury, Mocksville, Central Charlotte, South Charlotte,
Northeast Charlotte, and Southwest Charlotte.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EST for the Piedmont
of North Carolina...and Upstate South Carolina.

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

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.

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