Severe Thunderstorm Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 608 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA

CABARRUS CLEVELAND GASTON LINCOLN MECKLENBURG UNION NC

IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

ABBEVILLE CHEROKEE CHESTER GREENWOOD LAURENS SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, BLACKSTOCK, CALHOUN FALLS, CATAWBA, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLINTON, CONCORD, CORNWELL, CROUSE, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GREAT FALLS, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS MOUNTAIN, LAURENS, LINCOLNTON, MATTHEWS, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, NINETY SIX, ROCK HILL, SHELBY, SPARTANBURG, TRINITY, UNION, WARE SHOALS, AND WEDDINGTON.