Strong Storms Moving Through The Area, Tornado Watch In Effect

CHARLOTTE, NC -- The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Southern Mecklenburg County this afternoon with a tornado warning in effect until the evening.

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At 4 p.m., the line of severe storms was moving through the Charlotte area at 55 miles per hour, with wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour, the weather service said.

The tornado watch in effect for the Piedmont of North Carolina until 9 p.m.