3 p.m. severe weather update
From Channel 9 Eyewitness News, this is a severe Weather Center 9 weather alert. OK, Fred, it’s time to repair and get yourself to a safe spot is now. If you live in Cleveland County and in Gaston County, a tornado warning has been issued for you for Cleveland, Southwestern Lincoln, and the northwestern side of Gaston County. This warning is in effect until 3:45. Let’s go ahead and show you the spots where it is going, where it is right now, and yes, in Charlotte, we need to be prepared for this as it finally starts the game momentum after coming in off the mountains. The heart of the storm is still really in Rutherford County and we’re seeing a push more into the western edge of Cleveland County as we speak. And the concern that the Weather Service has is as these have been really coming down with very heavy rain and gusty winds, do you see this kind of little inflow, we call it a little notch right here where there’s the possibility at least of some rotation. We haven’t had anything confirmed yet, but there is that possibility as it comes right in past Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. So this is aiming towards the community of Bellwood and Lawndale and then eventually we’re talking about. Foulston, Waco, Polkville, some of those areas and the Kaiser community. Here’s the line up here of the next spots in line for this storm. Toluca, you’re looking at about 3:27, so that’ll show you engage you the speed of this particular storm. Fallston in for 3:29 and then Kaiser a little bit sooner at 314. Now what our technology is looking at is the aspects of this particular storm. Certainly what it’s suggesting is very large hailstones. That’s a possibility here. Up to maybe golf ball size and beyond, but also the potential, at least of a few tornadoes as certainly a possibility from this particular thunderstorm.