Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 18 at 3:56PM EDT until September 18 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 18, 2026 - 12:56pm
Expires:
September 18, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 356 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newton, moving
southwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Newton, Conover, Maiden, Claremont, Catawba, Sherrills Ford, Bandys,
Startown, Terrell, and Propst.
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.
Area Description:
Catawba, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov