Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 18 at 3:32PM EDT until September 18 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 18, 2026 - 12:32pm
Expires:
September 18, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southwestern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 331 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast
of Newton, or over Lookout Shoals Lake, moving southwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Statesville, Newton, Conover, Maiden, Claremont, Catawba, Lake
Norman, Lake Norman State Park, Lookout Shoals Lake, and Sherrills
Ford.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Norman, 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:
Alexander, NC; Catawba, NC; Iredell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov