For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 410 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Uptown Charlotte, or over Southpark Mall, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Uptown Charlotte, Huntersville, Central Charlotte, South Charlotte, Northeast Charlotte, Southwest Charlotte, East Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, West Concord, and Matthews.