Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Locations Affected

Charlotte, NC ∙ Concord, NC ∙ Gastonia, NC ∙ Rock Hill, SC ∙ Weddington, NC ∙ Startex, SC ∙ Jonesville, SC ∙ Kinards, SC ∙ Bowling Green, SC ∙ Laboratory, NC

Full Alert Message

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 608 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 142 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026 The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watch 608 in effect until 9 PM EDT this evening for the following areas in north carolina this watch includes 6 counties in piedmont north carolina cabarrus cleveland gaston lincoln mecklenburg union nc in south carolina this watch includes 8 counties in upstate south carolina abbeville cherokee chester greenwood laurens spartanburg union sc york this includes the cities of abbeville, blackstock, calhoun falls, catawba, charlotte, chester, clinton, concord, cornwell, crouse, gaffney, gastonia, great falls, huntersville, indian trail, kannapolis, kings mountain, laurens, lincolnton, matthews, monarch mills, monroe, ninety six, rock hill, shelby, spartanburg, trinity, union, ware shoals, and weddington.

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