Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 2:26PM EDT until August 28 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 11:26am
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
At 226 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast of
Lenoir, or near Hudson, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Lenoir, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Bethlehem, Hudson, Icard, Cajah's
Mountain, Hildebran, Rhodhiss, and Cedar Rock.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Hickory or Lake Rhodhiss, get away from the water
and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike
out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to
safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Alexander, NC; Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov