Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 4/11/2024 7:20 PM to 8:15 PM EDT for Rowan County, NC

Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 7:23pm

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Davie County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 720 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest
of Statesville, or near Troutman, moving northeast at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Statesville, Mocksville, Troutman, Catawba, Harmony, Lake Norman,
Lake Norman State Park, Sherrills Ford, Bandys, and Turnersburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for the Piedmont
of North 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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