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Storm in Morganton has flared up some in the past several minutes. Now a severe thunderstorm warning issued:

Hail storm

Burke County, NC

60 dBZ

Severe Hail: 70%

Hail: 100%

Max Hail Size: 1.50"

Echo Top: 46,000 ft.

VIL: 63 kg/m²

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

northern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

western Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...

southern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* until 545 PM EDT

* at 442 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a

severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail... and

damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located near

Glen Alpine... or 5 miles west of Morganton... moving southeast at 40

mph.

* Locations impacted include...

Pleasant Grove...

Casar...

Belwood... Lawndale and Polkville...

Fallston... Kingstown and Lattimore...

Crouse...

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TVS on the same storm now moving southward around Rutherford/Cleveland county. Also down into extreme southeastern NC where the first severe thunderstorm actually popped, there is a significant severe thunderstorm down that way around Myrtle Beach with another TVS and 3.5" hail. Much stronger than the one I've posted below.

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Well we are trying to chase the storm that got SVR warned that's moving into Cleveland County... looking for a good gas station just outside of Shelby to take shelter.

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Need to head west of Shelby unless you wanna get cored......prolly some decent hail but if there is a lowering or funnel you will be on the wrong side of the storm to see it ( unless it hits you lol)

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Need to head west of Shelby unless you wanna get cored......prolly some decent hail but if there is a lowering or funnel you will be on the wrong side of the storm to see it ( unless it hits you lol)

Yea... we aren't looking for a tornado... rotation is very weak in the low levels as expected since the low level shear really isn't sufficient to allowing the mesocyclone to be low enough for tornadogenesis. We are just trying to catch some hail... we are under the roof of a Gas station, so we have some shelter.

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Yea... we aren't looking for a tornado... rotation is very weak in the low levels as expected since the low level shear really isn't sufficient to allowing the mesocyclone to be low enough for tornadogenesis. We are just trying to catch some hail... we are under the roof of a Gas station, so we have some shelter.

Cool then you should be ok its a kinda of a strung out mess, good luck have the camera ready the hail core is showing .75" and should cross just west of Shelby.

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A couple of monster cells inland for the record that cell you are in is T warned....decent looking hook return right on the strand.....

I have Iphone video footage of potential wall cloud on my drive home from work, going to check to see if its worthy of posting in a sec

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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0713

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

0502 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

AREAS AFFECTED...NC...SC...ERN TN...WRN VA...SRN WV

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 269...

VALID 102202Z - 102300Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 269

CONTINUES.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS OF

WW269...PRIMARILY ALONG THE NC/SC BORDER. THIS ACTIVITY HAS EVOLVED

WITHIN A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS THAT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH

SHEARED TO SUPPORT ORGANIZED ROTATING UPDRAFTS. ONE OR MORE MINOR

DISTURBANCES MAY BE EMBEDDED WITHIN DEEP NWLY FLOW FROM THE OH

VALLEY INTO THE CAROLINAS...HOWEVER WEAK WARM ADVECTION MAY

PARTIALLY EXPLAIN THE ELONGATED ZONE OF CONVECTION THAT STRETCHES

NW-SE ALONG THE FRONT SIDE OF RIDGE AXIS. GIVEN THE BROADER ZONE OF

WARM ADVECTION AND MOIST/BUOYANT NWLY INFLOW...IT APPEARS NEW

CONVECTION MAY EVOLVE UPSTREAM WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

..DARROW.. 05/10/2011

ATTN...WFO...MHX...RAH...ILM...RNK...CHS...RLX...CAE...GSP...

MRX...JKL...

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Sure hope this isnt a sign of how the rest of summer will be. If it is the western carolinas will be very hot and dry just like the Texas area. Cap doing it's job of keeping the storms from organizing and being able to last over about 1.5 hours. Only a very few spots see rain. With where the drought is and how I think the big ridge sets up, it's going to be 1980 again unless something changes fast.

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video I shot on drive home from work

dont make fun of my crappy iphone vid, I was driving about 70 on interstate, i know dumb. was shooting it out the drivers window.

another storm about to come thru

Wow...you were in a great position...right there under the hook. I was starting to have flashbacks of the 2001 tornado when that cell started crusing south along the sea breeze.

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Currently, most of the t-storm activity seems to be staying to the north of where it was predicted. Lots of activity now showing up on radar north of the Greensboro, NC, area along the NC/VA border. There's another heavy batch of storms in SE KY that does appear to be heading more toward NW NC. It probably won't make it to my area (if it holds together) until after I'm in bed. Maybe I'll be woken up by thunder?

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Tri-Cities about to get slammed with strong winds...these type of features can sometimes survive the trip over the mountains, definitely worth watching...

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1006 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

CARTER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

SULLIVAN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

CITY OF BRISTOL IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 1001 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND

DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES

SOUTHWEST OF LEBANON...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

ABINGDON...BRISTOL VA...BRISTOL TN...MOUNTAIN CITY...

ELIZABETHTON...HAMPTON...HARR...DAMASCUS...KONNAROCK...SOUTH

HOLSTON DAM...BLUFF CITY...SHADY VALLEY...LAUREL BLOOMERY...

WATAUGA...SADIE...HUNTER...DOEVILLE...MILLIGAN COLLEGE...NEVA AND

TRADE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS

BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM

WINDOWS!

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