Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 3:44PM EDT until July 18 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 12:44pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 343 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast of
Taylorsville, or near Stony Point, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Hickory, Newton, Taylorsville, St. Stephens, Conover, Longview,
Bethlehem, Troutman, Stony Point, and Claremont.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Hickory, Lookout Shoals Lake, or northern 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:
Alexander, NC; Catawba, NC; Iredell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: