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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:45 PM Sep. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CATAWBA...WESTERN ALEXANDER...EASTERN CALDWELL AND EAST CENTRAL BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT... At 745 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Lenoir, or 4 miles east of Cedar Rock, moving south at 30 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... Hickory, Lenoir, St. Stephens, Conover, Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Bethlehem, and Hudson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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