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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
612 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

NCZ035-056-502-082245-
Greater Caldwell NC-Alexander NC-Catawba NC-
612 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CATAWBA...
SOUTHWESTERN ALEXANDER AND EAST CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 645
PM EDT...

At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles south of Taylorsville, moving northwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Taylorsville, Bethlehem, Lake Hickory, Little River In Alexander
County, Millersville, Ellendale, Oxford, and Hiddenite.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

If on or near Lake Hickory, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10
miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are
close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do
not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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LAT...LON 3589 8108 3576 8118 3589 8142 3599 8133
      3600 8133 3601 8131 3601 8128
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 125DEG 9KT 3586 8121

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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