Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 3:01PM EDT until August 28 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 12:01pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
North central Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
West central Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 301 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hickory,
moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Hickory, Newton, St. Stephens, Conover, Longview, Maiden,
Claremont, Catawba, Mountain View, and Bandys.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Hickory, 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.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by
posting on our Facebook page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.
Area Description:
Catawba, NC; Iredell, NC; Lincoln, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov