Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
099 WUUS52 KGSP 181932 SVRGSP NCC003-035-097-182015- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0341.260918T1932Z-260918T2015Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 332 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southwestern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 331 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of Newton, or over Lookout Shoals Lake, moving southwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Statesville, Newton, Conover, Maiden, Claremont, Catawba, Lake Norman, Lake Norman State Park, Lookout Shoals Lake, and Sherrills Ford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Lake Norman, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 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. 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. && LAT...LON 3582 8087 3555 8093 3557 8144 3585 8119 TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 039DEG 24KT 3577 8110 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ AR