Morganton, NC Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 8 at 3:15PM EDT until May 8 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 207 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA DUPLIN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEULAVILLE, FAISON, KENANSVILLE, WALLACE, AND WARSAW.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 3:12PM EDT until May 8 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 311 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast of Forest City, or near Ellenboro, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Boiling Springs NC, Earl, Cowpens National Battlefield, Cliffside, Henrietta, Harris, Caroleen, and Chesnee.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 8 at 3:12PM EDT until May 8 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 207 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ANSON CUMBERLAND HARNETT HOKE LEE MONTGOMERY MOORE RICHMOND SAMPSON SCOTLAND STANLY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ALBEMARLE, ANGIER, BUIES CREEK, CAMP MACKALL, CARTHAGE, CLINTON, DUNN, ELLERBE, ERWIN, FAYETTEVILLE, HOPE MILLS, LAURINBURG, LILLINGTON, PINEHURST, POLKTON, RAEFORD, ROCKINGHAM, ROSEBORO, SANFORD, SOUTHERN PINES, SPRING LAKE, TROY, WADESBORO, AND WAGRAM.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 3:11PM EDT until May 8 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 311 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles southeast of Sylva to 8 miles west of Franklin, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Franklin, Cullowhee, Ellijay, Burningtown, Savannah, Tuckasegee, Wolf Mountain, Cowee, and B.R. Parkway-Balsam Gap To Black Balsam Area.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 3:11PM EDT until May 8 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 311 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Hickory to near Shelby to 10 miles northwest of Gaffney, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Shelby, Lincolnton, Cherryville, Belwood, Lawndale, Patterson Springs, Fallston, Polkville, Ellenboro, and Lattimore.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 8 at 3:11PM EDT until May 8 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 207 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BLADEN ROBESON IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA DARLINGTON DILLON FLORENCE MARION MARLBORO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENNETTSVILLE, BLADENBORO, DARLINGTON, DILLON, ELIZABETHTOWN, FLORENCE, HARTSVILLE, LUMBERTON, MARION, MCCOLL, MULLINS, AND NORTH HARTSVILLE.

Tornado Warning issued May 8 at 3:08PM EDT until May 8 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 308 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 10 miles north of Shelby, or near Lawndale, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. This dangerous storm will be near... Lawndale, Fallston, and Polkville around 310 PM EDT. Cherryville and Waco around 330 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Crouse.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 8 at 3:07PM EDT until May 8 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 203 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER CATAWBA CLEVELAND GASTON IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL HAYWOOD HENDERSON JACKSON MADISON MCDOWELL MITCHELL POLK RUTHERFORD SWAIN TRANSYLVANIA YANCEY IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BANNER ELK, BEREA, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CANDLER, CANTON, CATAWBA, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, CELO, CHARLOTTE, COLUMBUS, COVE CREEK, CROUSE, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DANA, DYSARTSVILLE, EAST FLAT ROCK, ELLENDALE, ETOWAH, FAUST, FERO, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY, FORK SHOALS, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, GREENVILLE, GREER, HENDERSONVILLE, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HOT SPRINGS, HUNTERSVILLE, INGALLS, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MATTHEWS, MAULDIN, MICAVILLE, MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAMSEYTOWN, ROCK HILL, RUTHERFORDTON, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, SHELBY, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, SYLVA, TAYLORS, TAYLORSVILLE, TRYON, TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, VALDESE, WALNUT, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, AND WESSER.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 8 at 3:07PM EDT until May 8 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 207 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS ROWAN UNION NC IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA CHESTER LAURENS UNION SC THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLACKSTOCK, CHESTER, CLINTON, CONCORD, CORNWELL, GREAT FALLS, INDIAN TRAIL, KANNAPOLIS, LAURENS, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, SALISBURY, TRINITY, UNION, AND WEDDINGTON.

Flood Advisory issued May 8 at 2:59PM EDT until May 8 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southwest North Carolina, including the following county, Cherokee. * WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 259 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Unaka. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Advisory issued May 8 at 2:34PM EDT until May 8 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina, including the following counties, Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell and Rutherford. * WHEN...Until 830 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to streams and other poor-drainage areas, including farmland, parks, greenways, boat-access areas, golf courses, underpasses, and parking lots. Isolated, shallow flows over roadways is possible. A few flood-prone, low-water crossings may become impassible. A small culvert washout or two is possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 229 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to training thunderstorms. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen and additional rainfall is likely. Nuisance to Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the Advisory area, impacting area streams with rapid rises and out-of-bank conditions, causing flooding of adjacent low- lying areas. The area of greatest concern is in the Hickory Nut Gorge from Gerton to Edneyville to Chimney Rock to Lake Lure. People near streams, including the Rocky Broad River, should seek higher ground in case rapid rises overwhelm adjacent low-lying areas. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This will increase the risk for flooding. If storm-total rainfall amounts exceed 3-4 inches over the next 30-60 minutes, more significant flooding may develop and a Flash Flood Warning may be issued. Caution is advised near any stream or other vulnerable area. Seek higher ground immediately if streams start to rise. Please have a plan in place should flash flooding develop and do not hesitate to act. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fairview In Buncombe County, Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Shingle Hollow, Green Hill, Sugar Hill, Thermal City, Union Mills, Fero, Glenwood, Gerton, Edneyville, Dysartsville and Sunshine. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Beach Hazards Statement issued May 8 at 2:18PM EDT until May 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

* WHAT...Strong south to north longshore current. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal Georgetown Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore.

Coastal Flood Advisory issued May 8 at 2:18PM EDT until May 9 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown Wilmington. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...The lowest portions of USS North Carolina Road and Battleship Road begin to observe minor coastal flooding. Water begins to spread out of storm drains onto Water Street just south of Market Street in downtown Wilmington. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Affected areas listed are based on average tide conditions. Additional locations may experience flooding during periods of heavy rainfall, high winds, or other factors.

Flood Watch issued May 8 at 2:28AM EDT until May 9 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Cherokee and Clay, east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and West Polk, and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ this afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood