At 949 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Gastonia, or 4 miles northeast of Clover, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include. Clover, Steele Creek, Carowinds, Lake Wylie, Southwest Charlotte, South Gastonia, Charlotte Douglas Airport, Tega Cay, Belmont, and Crowders.

At 947 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of Badin Lake to 3 miles southeast of Downtown Concord to 6 miles north of Uptown Charlotte. Movement was east at 40 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. Huntersville, Kannapolis, Downtown Concord, Northeast Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, West Concord, Harrisburg, Mt Pleasant, University City, and Reedy Creek Park.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 322 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS CLEVELAND GASTON LINCOLN MECKLENBURG UNION NC IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HENDERSON POLK RUTHERFORD TRANSYLVANIA IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE CHESTER GREENVILLE GREENWOOD LAURENS OCONEE PICKENS SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ANDERSON, BEREA, BLACKSTOCK, BREVARD, CALHOUN FALLS, CATAWBA, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLEMSON, CLINTON, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, CORNWELL, CROUSE, DACUSVILLE, DANA, EASLEY, EAST FLAT ROCK, ETOWAH, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY, FORK SHOALS, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GREAT FALLS, GREENVILLE, GREER, HENDERSONVILLE, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS MOUNTAIN, LAURENS, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, MATTHEWS, MAULDIN, MILL SPRING, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, MOUNTAIN REST, NINETY SIX, OAKWAY, ROCK HILL, RUTHERFORDTON, SALUDA, SENECA, SHELBY, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, SPINDALE, TAYLORS, TRINITY, TRYON, TUXEDO, UNION, WALHALLA, WARE SHOALS, WEDDINGTON, AND WESTMINSTER.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CATAWBA DAVIE IREDELL ROWAN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADVANCE, FARMINGTON, FORK CHURCH, HICKORY, MOCKSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, NEWTON, SALISBURY, ST. STEPHENS, AND STATESVILLE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 322 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS CLEVELAND GASTON LINCOLN MECKLENBURG UNION NC IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HENDERSON POLK RUTHERFORD TRANSYLVANIA IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA ABBEVILLE ANDERSON CHEROKEE CHESTER GREENVILLE GREENWOOD LAURENS OCONEE PICKENS SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ANDERSON, BEREA, BLACKSTOCK, BREVARD, CALHOUN FALLS, CATAWBA, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLEMSON, CLINTON, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, CORNWELL, CROUSE, DACUSVILLE, DANA, EASLEY, EAST FLAT ROCK, ETOWAH, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY, FORK SHOALS, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GREAT FALLS, GREENVILLE, GREER, HENDERSONVILLE, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS MOUNTAIN, LAURENS, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, MATTHEWS, MAULDIN, MILL SPRING, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, MOUNTAIN REST, NINETY SIX, OAKWAY, ROCK HILL, RUTHERFORDTON, SALUDA, SENECA, SHELBY, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, SPINDALE, TAYLORS, TRINITY, TRYON, TUXEDO, UNION, WALHALLA, WARE SHOALS, WEDDINGTON, AND WESTMINSTER.