Lincolnton, NC Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Lincolnton.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 5:06PM EDT until July 9 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

SVRRAH The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Anson County in central North Carolina... Southern Stanly County in central North Carolina... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 505 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Marshville, or 14 miles northeast of Monroe, moving north at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Albemarle, Wadesboro, Ansonville, Polkton, Locust, Norwood, Oakboro, Stanfield, Peachland and White Store.

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 500 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southwest of Yadkinville, or 6 miles east of Love Valley, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Harmony, Union Grove, and Olin.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 4:59PM EDT until July 9 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Union County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast of Monroe, or near Sturdivants, moving east at 10 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... Marshville and Sturdivants.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 9 at 4:58PM EDT until July 9 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 497 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CASWELL ROCKINGHAM STOKES SURRY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMHERST APPOMATTOX BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BEDFORD CHARLOTTE CITY OF DANVILLE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE HALIFAX HENRY PITTSYLVANIA IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CARROLL CITY OF GALAX CITY OF RADFORD CRAIG FLOYD GILES GRAYSON MONTGOMERY PATRICK PULASKI SMYTH WYTHE IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA BOTETOURT CITY OF BUENA VISTA CITY OF LEXINGTON CITY OF ROANOKE CITY OF SALEM FRANKLIN ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 4:52PM EDT until July 9 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

SVRRNK The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Stokes County in north central North Carolina... Western Rockingham County in north central North Carolina... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Walnut Cove, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Eden... Wentworth... Mayodan... Madison... Walnut Cove... Stoneville... and Pine Hall.

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 4:47PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ansonville, or 13 miles south of Albemarle, moving north at 5 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... Albemarle, Ansonville, Plyler, Norwood, Oakboro, Mount Gilead, Uwharrie Haven, Lake Tillery and Morrow Mountain State Park.

Flood Warning issued July 9 at 4:41PM EDT until July 10 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... Little River At Manchester affecting Cumberland County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little River at Manchester. * WHEN...Until tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Minor flooding begins in Fort Liberty near the water treatment plant. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 20.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow morning and continue falling to 13.0 feet early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 4:34PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

At 433 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Winston-Salem, moving northeast at 15 mph. Additional strong storms will affect eastern and northwest portions of Forsyth county. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Winston-Salem, High Point, Kernersville, Clemmons, Bermuda Run, Lewisville, Summerfield, Stokesdale, Walkertown, and Rural Hall.

Flash Flood Warning issued July 9 at 4:15PM EDT until July 9 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that heavy rain from thunderstorms has exited the warned area, leaving only light to occasionally moderate rainfall. However, between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen since 2 pm. Runoff from this heavy rain continues to collect in area creeks and streams, which may cause them to rise out of their banks. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... North Wilkesboro... Elkin... Fairview... Jonesville... Dobson... Ronda... Traphill... This includes the following streams and drainages... Big Pine Creek, Camp Creek, Cane Creek, Camp Branch, Big Bugaboo Creek, Big Sandy Creek, Christian Creek, Chestnut Creek, Brush Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Basin Creek and Bee Tree Branch.

Flood Watch issued July 9 at 3:25PM EDT until July 10 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central North Carolina, including the following counties, Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, Vance and Warren. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations, especially those that saw flooding on Sunday and Monday from the remnants of Chantal. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Slow moving thunderstorms capable of producing torrential rainfall over already saturated soils may result in flooding this afternoon and evening. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch issued July 9 at 3:03PM EDT until July 9 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central North Carolina, including the following area, Surry and Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge and Wythe. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Excessive rainfall from thunderstorms may cause flash flooding into this evening. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch issued July 9 at 3:03PM EDT until July 10 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central North Carolina, including the following counties, Caswell, Rockingham and Stokes and Virginia, including the following counties, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry and Pittsylvania. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Thursday. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms with high rainfall rates may cause flash flooding through this evening. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued July 9 at 9:44AM EDT until July 11 at 6:17AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North Carolina... Cape Fear River At Elizabethtown affecting Bladen County. Cape Fear River At William O Huske Lock And Dam 3 affecting Cumberland and Bladen Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... Lumber River Near Lumberton affecting Robeson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cape Fear River at Elizabethtown. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Floodwaters will affect farmers' fields adjacent to the river requiring the movement of farm equipment to higher ground. The lower part of Cape Owen Manor Road may become impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:35 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 26.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 21.8 feet Monday morning. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet. - weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued July 9 at 9:44AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North Carolina... Cape Fear River At Elizabethtown affecting Bladen County. Cape Fear River At William O Huske Lock And Dam 3 affecting Cumberland and Bladen Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... Lumber River Near Lumberton affecting Robeson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cape Fear River at William O Huske Lock And Dam 3. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 48.0 feet, The access road for the wildlife boat ramp at Tar Heel Ferry Road may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 48.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday afternoon and continue rising to 42.8 feet Monday morning. - Flood stage is 42.0 feet. - weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued July 9 at 9:44AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North Carolina... Cape Fear River At Elizabethtown affecting Bladen County. Cape Fear River At William O Huske Lock And Dam 3 affecting Cumberland and Bladen Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... Lumber River Near Lumberton affecting Robeson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Lumber River near Lumberton. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flooding worsens in the Pines and Coxs Pond areas as well as along River Road. Flooding also worsens between the Pepsi plant and the river on the east side of town. In addition, Chickenfoot Road, Hestertown Road and Noir Street will have flood waters on them. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:35 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 14.8 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 14.9 feet this evening. It will then fall to 14.5 feet and begin rising again early Friday morning. It will rise to 15.9 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall again but remain above flood stage. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - weather.gov/safety/flood