Weather Alert
McDowell County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 5/25/26 8:23 PM
End: 5/25/26 9:15 PM
Dur: 00:52
Canceled 5/25/26 9:15 PM

Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 8:23PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
At 822 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with torrential rainfall 10 miles southeast of Morganton, or 5 miles northeast of South Mountains State Park, moving northeast at 50 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Hickory, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Taylorsville, Morganton, Lenoir, St. Stephens, Longview, Sawmills, and Granite Falls.
Extreme rainfall rates in excess of 3 inches per hour will be possible in these areas.



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