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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
829 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
 

NCZ035-036-056-068-069-504-020115-
Iredell NC-Cleveland NC-Lincoln NC-Greater Burke NC-Alexander NC-
Catawba NC-
829 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CATAWBA...SOUTHWESTERN
ALEXANDER...NORTHERN LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN IREDELL...NORTH CENTRAL
CLEVELAND AND SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...

At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Newton, or 6 miles south of Mountain View, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hickory, Newton, Lincolnton, St. Stephens, Conover, Longview,
Bethlehem, Maiden, Hildebran, and Claremont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

If on or near Lake Norman, Lookout Shoals Lake, or Lake Hickory, get 
out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, 
lightning can strike out to 10 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.

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LAT...LON 3569 8100 3553 8093 3548 8114 3544 8151
      3560 8156 3582 8130 3588 8112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 244DEG 20KT 3559 8138 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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JRK