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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
251 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Northwestern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
  Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 251 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
  Morganton, or near South Mountains State Park, moving northeast at
  30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Icard, Drexel,
  Hildebran, Connelly Springs, Rutherford College, and Rhodhiss.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 3556 8123 3549 8169 3551 8170 3558 8169
      3559 8171 3561 8172 3560 8174 3571 8178
      3585 8140
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 243DEG 26KT 3562 8165 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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