047
WWUS52 KGSP 161347 RRA
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
947 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCC025-119-161415-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260316T1415Z/
CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
947 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CABARRUS AND EAST CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTIES...
AT 946 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, OR NEAR REEDY CREEK
PARK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHARLOTTE, HARRISBURG, AND REEDY CREEK PARK AROUND 950 AM EDT.
MT PLEASANT AROUND 1000 AM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS, HAIL, OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, OR BY
POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, OR POST IT TO X USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.
YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION
WHERE IT OCCURRED.
LAT...LON 3520 8077 3533 8080 3543 8055 3528 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 246DEG 36KT 3526 8073
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
CAC
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