A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect through 8 p.m. for the entire Charlotte metro and surrounding communities, including Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly, and Union counties. The strongest storms could produce wind gusts as high as 70 mph, hail and torrential rain.
Christian Maddox was stunned when he walked into his house at Riverside Drive and Lake Drive. He hasn't been there since Sunday afternoon, when the water levels on the Catawba River in Northwest Charlotte started rising.
To assist with recovery efforts, Catawba County Emergency Services is asking Catawba County residents with storm-related damage to their home to complete a Catawba County Damage Assessment Program application.
After declaring a State of Emergency Sunday, Governor Roy Cooper gives an update on the flood warnings and rescue efforts in portions of the piedmont and western North Carolina.
Evacuations are underway in northwest Charlotte after weekend rain causes flooding along the Catawba River.
For the first time, the Hurricane Hunters stopped at Charlotte Douglas on their Hurricane Awareness Tour.
Check out these photos of storm damage left behind from Friday afternoon's heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children were among the dead.
People were shocked after seeing large snowflakes falling from the sky in Charlotte Tuesday morning.
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