Weather Alerts For Paw Creek, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MECKLENBURG AND NORTHEASTERN GASTON COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 409 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Huntersville, or near Paw Creek, moving east at 15 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- 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 Huntersville, Uptown Charlotte, Northeast Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, Mt Holly, University City, Reedy Creek Park, Paw Creek, Hidden Valley, and Belmont. ISSUED AT Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Gaston NC, Mecklenburg NC

Closest strike: 0.19 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF THE MID ATLANTIC...NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN INTO NORTHERN TEXAS SUMMARY Scattered wind damage remains possible with thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic through the remainder of the afternoon and evening. Large hail and damaging gusts may still occur with thunderstorms in North Dakota and west/northwest Texas. 20Z Update The previous forecast (see below) remains generally on track. A mesovortex embedded within a multicellular complex developed a few hours ago and produced a localized swath of intense winds along the OH/PA border. A repeat of such activity cannot be ruled out across western into central PA given the presence of a broad baroclinic boundary for ongoing storms to traverse. However, confidence in the development of another mesovortex is too low for an appreciable modification of severe probabilities at this time.