If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Boaters on the open water and those camping outdoors are especially vulnerable to the dangers of lightning. Seek harbor immediately and find safe shelter in a nearby building or vehicle.

At 211 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Wadesboro, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph, heavy rainfall and minor flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rockingham, Wadesboro, Mount Gilead, Ellerbe, Lilesville, Norman, Diggs, Blewett Falls Lake, Derby, and Covington.