CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A line of powerful thunderstorms will bring a threat of severe weather, including damaging winds and flash flooding, to the Charlotte area Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich said the line of storms was moving slowly across the region, increasing the likelihood of flooding.
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A long line of storms stretched from Taylorsville down the I-77 corridor to the upstate of South Carolina. That line will continue to push east overnight with heavy rain and strong winds.
Chief meteorologist Brad Panovich says the Charlotte area is in the low threat for severe storms.
"The threat overall is very minimal. I’m talking five percent or less for severe storms," Panovich said. "I think our primary threat is going to be flooding, especially in the mountains and foothills."
The biggest threat for damaging winds and flash flooding will be between midnight and 3 a.m.Thursday. There is a medium threat for flash flooding across the mountains and foothills and a low threat in northwest Piedmont.
Panovich said the line of storms expected to be hit Charlotte around midnight should be mostly rain, with little likelihood of thunder or lightning. Some areas in the Charlotte metro area could see up to 2 inches of rain during the storms.
That heavy rain is expected to last until around 5 a.m. before it finally moves east of the Charlotte area. By 7 a.m., Sprinkle expects the showers to be gone with no rain expected the rest of Thursday.
Panovich said a lot of people are asking him about why there are so many severe storms lately.
“That is completely normal. This is April and May. This is typically when we see severe storms and fast-moving systems every couple of days. It’s not out of the ordinary, we just might be noticing more because we’re all stuck at home,” Panovich explained.
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