Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 5:02PM EDT until August 28 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 2:02pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
East central York County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 502 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northwest
of Uptown Charlotte, or over Northwest Charlotte, moving south at
15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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:
Mecklenburg, NC; York, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov