North Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/10/2026 12:04

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 10 at 3:04PM EDT until July 10 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 10, 2026 - 12:04pm
Expires: 
July 10, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
At 303 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Newton to 7 miles east of Lincolnton, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Cornelius, Mooresville, Davidson, Stanley, Westport, Troutman, Catawba, High Shoals, Lake Norman, and Lake Norman State Park.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Catawba, NC; Gaston, NC; Iredell, NC; Lincoln, NC; Mecklenburg, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC