THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN GASTON COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 345 PM EDT * AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLOVER...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF YORK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... LAKE WYLIE AND TEGA CAY. CAROWINDS. PINEVILLE. SOUTHPARK MALL...CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE AND I-77 AT I-85. MATTHEWS. EASTLAND MALL. MINT HILL AND UNC CHARLOTTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1... 800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3499 8083 3505 8089 3499 8089 3498 8107 3526 8112 3544 8077 3542 8075 3540 8077 3535 8069 3527 8067 3521 8054 3509 8049 TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 245DEG 28KT 3507 8113 MC
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:50:08 +0000