Special Weather Statement

At 1043 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall near Plyler to near Albemarle, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Rainfall rates of 1.5 to 2 inches per hour.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Albemarle, Badin Lake, Plyler, Fairview In Union County, Locust, Norwood, Badin, Oakboro, Stanfield, and Mount Gilead.