SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. East central Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Central Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina. * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 612 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest of Statesville, or near Lake Norman State Park, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include. Troutman, Catawba, Lake Norman State Park, Sherrills Ford, Terrell, Bandys, Statesville, and Lake Norman.

At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of Statesville, or near Troutman, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD. 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include. Troutman, Lake Norman State Park, Statesville, and Lake Norman.

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. Northeastern Burke County and northwestern Catawba County in North Carolina * WHEN. Until 930 PM EDT. * IMPACTS. Nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to streams and other poor-drainage areas, including farmland, parks, greenways, boat-access areas, golf courses, underpasses, and parking lots. Isolated, shallow flows over roadways is possible. A few flood-prone, low-water crossings may become impassible. A small culvert washout or two is possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 629 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to slow-moving thunderstorms over Hickory and along US 70 west towards Longview, Hildebran, and Icard. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen over the past 30-45 minutes, especially over Hickory, where a few gauges have reported 0.60-0.90 inches of rainfall in as little as 15 minutes. Resultant excess runoff may result in nuisance to flooding across the Advisory area. The areas of primary concern include within Hickory, especially from downtown to the south and east, affecting Miller Branch near Tate Blvd, Herman Branch near Adam St, and Longview Creek near 19th St SW. - And additional inch of rain may occur as a final round of storms train over the Advisory area. This may exacerbate ongoing flooding or cause new flooding to develop. Avoid all area streams and flooded roadways. - Nuisance to Minor flooding may occur near or within the following locations. Hickory, Newton, St. Stephens, Conover, Longview, Icard, Hildebran, Rhodhiss, Mountain View, Hickory Regional Airport, Lake Hickory, Lake Rhodhiss, Northlakes and Oxford. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood