THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SURRY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BLAND CARROLL CITY OF GALAX GILES GRAYSON PULASKI SMYTH TAZEWELL WYTHE IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA GREENBRIER MERCER MONROE SUMMERS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER CATAWBA DAVIE IREDELL ROWAN IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL HAYWOOD MADISON MCDOWELL MITCHELL SWAIN YANCEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADVANCE, ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BANNER ELK, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CANDLER, CANTON, CELO, COVE CREEK, CRUSO, DYSARTSVILLE, ELLENDALE, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FORK CHURCH, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HOT SPRINGS, INGALLS, KINGS CREEK, LENOIR, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MICAVILLE, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAMSEYTOWN, SALISBURY, SAWMILLS, SPRUCE PINE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, TAYLORSVILLE, VALDESE, WALNUT, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, AND WESSER.