Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Alexander, NC; Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC +1 more
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SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Eastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Central Burke County in western...
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For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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 post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.
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SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Eastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Central Burke County in western North Carolina... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 735 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles west of Boomer to 6 miles north of Morganton, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Lenoir, Taylorsville, St. Stephens, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Gamewell, Bethlehem, Hudson, Cajah's Mountain, and Stony Point.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 7:36PM EDT until August 17 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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