At 249 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Gaffney to near Spartanburg. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size 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. Spartanburg, Gaffney, Boiling Springs SC, Pacolet, Cowpens, Wellford, Blacksburg, Mayo, Roebuck, and Pacolet Mills.

At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Monroe, or near Hemby Bridge, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 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. Monroe, Matthews, Mint Hill, Indian Trail, Stallings, Unionville, Wingate, Marshville, Lake Park, and Hemby Bridge.

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Northwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Southwestern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina. East central Burke County in western North Carolina. * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 220 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lenoir, or near Cajah's Mountain, moving southeast at 15 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. Hickory, Lenoir, Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Gamewell, Bethlehem, Hudson, Icard, and Cajah's Mountain.

At 245 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast of Lenoir, or near Sawmills, moving southeast at 15 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. Hickory, Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Bethlehem, Hudson, Icard, Cajah's Mountain, Hildebran, and Connelly Springs.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 245 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS GASTON MECKLENBURG UNION NC IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE CHESTER LAURENS SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLACKSTOCK, CATAWBA, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLINTON, CONCORD, CORNWELL, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GREAT FALLS, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, KANNAPOLIS, LAURENS, MATTHEWS, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, ROCK HILL, SPARTANBURG, TRINITY, UNION, AND WEDDINGTON.