North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 13:32

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 4:32PM EDT until July 4 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 1:32pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
At 432 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Hickory, or near Granite Falls, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Sawmills, Granite Falls, Hudson, Rhodhiss, Lake Rhodhiss, Hickory Regional Airport, Northlakes, Little River In Alexander County, Ellendale, and Kings Creek.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Alexander, NC; Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC