Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Charlotte, NC ∙ Gastonia, NC ∙ Rock Hill, SC ∙ Bowling Green, SC ∙ Wesley Chapel, NC ∙ JAARS, NC ∙ Midland, NC ∙ Mount Holly, NC ∙ Edgemoor, SC ∙ Newell, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC Issued by National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 649 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Union County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northeastern Chester County in Upstate South Carolina... Eastern York County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 649 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles southeast of Gastonia to 3 miles southwest of Uptown Charlotte to 13 miles southeast of Downtown Concord, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Rock Hill, Uptown Charlotte, Monroe, Central Charlotte, South Charlotte, Southwest Charlotte, East Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, and Matthews. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3481 8032 3482 8080 3494 8078 3508 8091 3501 8091 3492 8086 3490 8088 3484 8087 3483 8090 3475 8088 3478 8121 3529 8124 3532 8092 3532 8042 3518 8050 3516 8044 3517 8039 3518 8037 3517 8036 3519 8028 TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 347DEG 28KT 3521 8112 3518 8088 3524 8049 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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