At 214 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southeast of Uptown Charlotte, or near Southpark Mall, moving east at 20 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include. Monroe, South Charlotte, East Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill, Indian Trail, Stallings, Unionville, Lake Park, and Hemby Bridge.

At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Spartanburg, or near Mayo, moving east 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. Gaffney, Boiling Springs SC, Cowpens, Mayo, Chesnee, Cowpens National Battlefield, and Thicketty.

At 201 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lenoir, or near Gamewell, 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. Lenoir, Sawmills, Gamewell, Hudson, Cajah's Mountain, Drexel, Cedar Rock, Lake Rhodhiss, Little River In Alexander County, and Collettsville.

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.