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Special Weather Statement issued August 06 at 8:33PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN CATAWBA...NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...WESTERN ALEXANDER...WESTERN LINCOLN...CALDWELL...CENTRAL CLEVELAND AND BURKE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT... At 833 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Lenoir to 6 miles east of Forest City, and moving northeast at 35 mph. Locations to be impacted include... Lenoir, Morganton, Forest City, Hickory, Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Gamewell and Hudson. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail will be possible in these areas.

Counties Affected:
Alexander; Caldwell Mountains; Catawba; Cleveland; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Greater Rutherford; Lincoln

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Flood Advisory issued August 06 at 8:40PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flood Advisory for... Southwestern Alexander County in the piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Catawba County in the piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... * Until 1145 PM EDT. * At 840 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton, Newton, St. Stephens, Conover, Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Bethlehem, Hudson, Salem, Icard, Cajah`s Mountain, Drexel, Hildebran, Connelly Springs, Rutherford College and Rhodhiss. Additional rainfall of 2 inches is expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.

Counties Affected:
Alexander; Burke; Caldwell

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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