Severe thunderstorm watch across Charlotte region. Potential hail, tornado threats
A cold front is again bringing severe thunderstorms, hail and a brief tornado threat through the Charlotte area Monday evening.
Hail larger than 2 inches could shower the area, officials said.
The National Weather upgraded a hazardous weather bullet issued early Monday to a severe thunderstorm watch in more than 35 counties, it said. The watch was expected to stay in effect in Mecklenburg, Iredell, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston, Union, Cabarrus and Rowan counties through 11 p.m.
“New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch” are possible in Charlotte on Monday night, the weather service forecasts.
Monday morning’s sunny blue skies were warming up and expected to destabilize the cold front into thunderstorms, it posted on Facebook.
The forecast projects damaging winds, hail and thunderstorms across the region, including Mecklenburg, Gaston, Cabarrus, Iredell and Union counties as well as York and Chester counties in South Carolina.
Charlotte weather
Wind gusts Monday could register as high as 22 mph, according to the weather service. The high Monday is 92, with temperatures in the low 60s at night.
The severe weather chances come on the heels of a wet week in Charlotte when the area got nearly 2 inches of rain, according to climate data.
Charlotte’s weather will improve over the course of the week, the weather service predicts.
Charlotte remained under a flood watch for most of last week as rain clouds lingered over the states. Parts of Kannapolis were evacuated after floods overtook the area Tuesday, and sinkholes were reported in Cornelius and Kannapolis.
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies from Tuesday until Thursday. A chance of thunderstorms returns Friday.
Temperatures are forecast to reach the high 80s during the week and possibly even the low 90s during the day Monday, with overnight lows in the 60s throughout the week.
This story was originally published June 25, 2023 at 2:24 PM.
