Panovich: Damaging winds, hail possible with Wednesday storms

Damaging wind and hail are possible with scattered storms across the greater Charlotte area Wednesday, according to First Warn Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich.

With temperatures climbing Wednesday afternoon into the lower 90s ahead of an approaching cold front, scattered storms will move through the Interstate 77 corridor between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Although the storms will not be widespread, those who encounter a storm will experience periods of heavy rain, frequent lightning, and reduced visibility.

Some of the storms could bring damaging straight line winds or mircobursts, where the wind could cause trees or power lines to come down.

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The biggest threat from storms will be along and east of Interstate 77, including in Charlotte. Areas to the west of Interstate 77 including the foothills and mountains of western North Carolina, could still see an isolated storm but the number of storms will be less.

A medium risk of severe weather in Charlotte Wednesday. The First Warn Weather Team is tracking.

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If a storm is determined to have damaging 60 mph winds or hail greater than the size of a quarter, the National Weather Service will issue a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. If that were to happen, we will send an alert on the WCNC news app.

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