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.
The Gem of Cabarrus County is back in business after a $1.2 million dollar renovation - largely raised by residents and local groups.
The Belmont Drive-In, which re-opened just months ago after a decade-long hiatus, has suffered another major setback - but this one will take weeks, not years, to fix.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of the WCCB viewing area this afternoon. Potential threats include golf ball sized hail and damaging gusts of 60-70 mph.
These critical aid flights transported more than 45 tons of urgently needed items such as community water filtration systems, household water filters, blankets, hygiene kits, solar lights, and more to the flood-stricken country.
The aurora borealis may be seen as far south as the Carolinas Friday night.
Two EF-1 tornadoes were confirmed in Cleveland and Gaston counties on Wednesday as nearly 10,000 customers remain without power 48 hours later.
For the first time since 2005, a Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch has been issued by the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.
The National Weather Service has confirmed two separate EF-1 tornadoes. One stretching from Polkville to Cherryville the other stretching from Gastonia to Belmont.
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