North Carolina, South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/28/2026 16:07

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 7:07PM EDT until July 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 4:07pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... South central Burke County in western North Carolina... Northwestern York County in Upstate South Carolina... Northeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 707 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of Lincolnton to 15 miles southeast of Morganton to 14 miles southeast of Marion, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Uptown Charlotte, Shelby, Lincolnton, Central Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, Kings Mountain, Mt Holly, Belmont, and Cherryville.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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: 
Burke, NC; Catawba, NC; Cleveland, NC; Gaston, NC; Lincoln, NC; McDowell, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Rutherford, NC; Cherokee, SC; York, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov