000 WWUS82 KGSP 241418 SPSGSP SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1018 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 NCZ057-072-241445- CABARRUS-ROWAN- 1018 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS AND SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 AM EDT... AT 1016 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKWELL...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALISBURY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE ENVIRONMENT THIS MORNING IS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED...WEAK...AND VERY BRIEF TORNADOES. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN CABARRUS AND SOUTHEASTERN ROWAN COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... GOLD HILL...ROCKWELL AND HIGH ROCK LAKE... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. $$ LANE