Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Catawba, NC ∙ Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport, NC ∙ Maiden, NC ∙ Lincolnton, NC ∙ Vale, NC ∙ Denver, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 544 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 544 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest of Lincolnton, or 5 miles west of Maiden, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Newton, Lincolnton, Maiden, Catawba, Boger City, Denver, Startown, Bandys, Vale, and Propst. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter inside an interior room. 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. && LAT...LON 3547 8140 3560 8145 3571 8107 3548 8099 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 256DEG 15KT 3555 8130 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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