At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles northwest of Shelby to 8 miles southeast of Lincolnton. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Lincolnton, Cherryville, Dallas, Westport, Belwood, High Shoals, Lawndale, Fallston, Polkville, and Waco.

At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over High Rock Lake, or 11 miles east of Salisbury, moving northeast at 25 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include. High Point, Asheboro, North Carolina Zoo, Denton, Gordontown, High Rock Lake, Newsom, Ulah, High Rock Boat Dock Marina, and Nc Wildlife Access Boat Launch.

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE. Portions of North Carolina, including the following counties, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin and Virginia, including the following counties, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania. * WHEN. From 8 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected tonight along a stalled frontal boundary. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE. Portions of northeast Georgia, including the following area, Rabun, western North Carolina, including the following areas, Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, Madison, McDowell Mountains, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Polk Mountains, Rutherford Mountains, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey, and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, Greenville Mountains, Oconee Mountains and Pickens Mountains. * WHEN. From Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in significant and damaging flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Areas that are not typically impacted by floodwaters may flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected due to the interaction of tropical moisture along a stationary front, followed by the passage of Tropical Storm Helene. Storm-total rainfall of 8-12 inches is expected along the entire length of the Blue Ridge Escarpment with widespread 5-8 inches expected across the remainder of the mountains as well as the Piedmont. This has the potential to be an extremely rare event with significant and damaging flash-flooding along numerous streams. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flash Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE. Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Cherokee and Clay and east Tennessee, including the following areas, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Hamilton, Johnson, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, Unicoi and West Polk. * WHEN. From Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - An area of showers and thunderstorms will develop and move across the region Wednesday and continue through Thursday morning. A brief period of drier conditions is possible Thursday before Tropical Storm Helene moves into the southern Appalachians late Thursday through Friday morning. Periods of torrential rains with flash flooding is possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flash Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE. Portions of east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Roane, Sullivan, Union and Washington TN and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise. * WHEN. From Wednesday morning through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - An area of showers and thunderstorms will develop and move across the region Wednesday and continue through Thursday morning. Torrential rains with flash flooding is possible. A brief period of drier conditions is expected Thursday before Tropical Storm Helene moves into the southern Appalachians late Thursday through Friday morning. A return of heavy rainfall is possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Western Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Northeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina. * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 532 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Shelby, or near Earl, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include. Shelby, Kings Mountain, Cherryville, Bessemer City, Boiling Springs NC, Blacksburg, High Shoals, Grover, Lawndale, and Patterson Springs.

At 543 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shelby, or near Patterson Springs, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include. Shelby, Kings Mountain, Cherryville, Bessemer City, Boiling Springs NC, High Shoals, Grover, Lawndale, Patterson Springs, and Waco.