Severe Thunderstorm Watch North Carolina, South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 05:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 8:43AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 5:43am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 64 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER CABARRUS CATAWBA CLEVELAND DAVIE GASTON IREDELL LINCOLN MECKLENBURG ROWAN UNION NC IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BURKE CALDWELL IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE CHESTER GREENWOOD LAURENS SPARTANBURG UNION SC YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADVANCE, BETHLEHEM, BLACKSTOCK, CATAWBA, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLINTON, CONCORD, CORNWELL, CROUSE, ELLENDALE, FARMINGTON, FORK CHURCH, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GRANITE FALLS, GREAT FALLS, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN, LAURENS, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON, MATTHEWS, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEWTON, NINETY SIX, PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, ROCK HILL, SALISBURY, SAWMILLS, SHELBY, SPARTANBURG, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STONY POINT, TAYLORSVILLE, TRINITY, UNION, VALDESE, WARE SHOALS, AND WEDDINGTON.
Area Description: 
Alexander, NC; Burke, NC; Cabarrus, NC; Caldwell, NC; Catawba, NC; Cleveland, NC; Davie, NC; Gaston, NC; Iredell, NC; Lincoln, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Rowan, NC; Union, NC; Cherokee, SC; Chester, SC; Greenwood, SC; Laurens, SC; Spartanburg, SC; Union, SC; York, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC