Strong winds, heavy rains to persist in Charlotte area for many hours, NWS says
A storm system was expected to repeatedly soak the Charlotte area with showers Tuesday night, with “strong wind gusts the main threat,” the National Weather Service reported Tuesday afternoon.
Heavy showers over the same locations could flood roads, NWS meteorologists said in a hazardous weather outlook bulletin for Mecklenburg, Iredell, Gaston, Lincoln, Cabarrus, Union and Cleveland counties. Thunderstorms are also possible, forecasters said
The alert also included the mountains and York County, South Carolina.
Gusts up to 32 mph forecast
Dense fog blanketed the region Tuesday morning.
Showers and gusts up to 26 mph were expected after 3 p.m., with rains persisting overnight and Wednesday morning and early afternoon, the forecast showed.
Gusts up to 32 mph are predicted Wednesday, with rains and severe weather finally predicted to move from the region beginning around 2 p.m., NWS forecasters said.
Tuesday has a 100% chance of showers and Wednesday a 90% chance of heavy rain, the forecast showed.
Wednesday night should be clear and Thursday all sunshine, before clouds move in again on Friday and for the weekend, according to the forecast. Early Sunday has the next chance for rain, currently a 40% chance, while all-sunshine is expected on Monday.
After a high of 66 on Tuesday, Charlotte is expected to reach 62 on Wednesday, 50 on Thursday, 49 on Friday, and 50 on Saturday, before rising to 54 on Sunday, 59 Monday and 62 Tuesday, the NWS forecast at 6 p.m. Tuesday said.
This story was originally published December 10, 2024 at 9:44 AM.