Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 6:54PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
At 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newton, or over Conover, moving east at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Newton, Hickory, St. Stephens, Conover, Claremont, Catawba, Lookout Shoals Lake, Maiden, Lake Hickory, and Startown.

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