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08-12-2021, 09:16 PM
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I have been getting emails from the Morganton News Herald to get a feel for the area before we move to the area. From these emails I get the impression that the summer weather is full of severe thunderstorms with high winds, flooding and hail. I get 2-3 "Severe Weather" warnings a week from the News herald.
Is this an accurate picture of the weather in the Lenoir, Hickory, Morganton area? Or is this a particularly bad weather summer?
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08-12-2021, 09:34 PM
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Location: Chapelboro
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Where are you from?
Severe thunderstorms are common all over the Southeast from the spring through the fall.
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08-13-2021, 11:39 AM
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Location: FL & NC
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Originally Posted by ambrichard
I have been getting emails from the Morganton News Herald to get a feel for the area before we move to the area. From these emails I get the impression that the summer weather is full of severe thunderstorms with high winds, flooding and hail. I get 2-3 "Severe Weather" warnings a week from the News herald.
Is this an accurate picture of the weather in the Lenoir, Hickory, Morganton area? Or is this a particularly bad weather summer?
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We have been in Gamewell about 10 miles north of Morganton since May. I'm not sure I would say we have had much bad weather. It's rained some, but being from FL, I have not experienced anything I would call "severe". Even the rain hasn't been that much, haven't seen any hail at all.
Now we have only been here like 3 months, so maybe there is really bad weather at other times, but right now it has not been bad at all so I'm not sure about those reports. |
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08-13-2021, 06:13 PM
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Location: Gaston County, N.C.
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Thunderclouds tend to develop over the mountains during mid-day and then roll off to the east or southeast. What we call "evening storms" in Charlotte around 5:30PM drifted out of the mountains a few hours earlier.
This can affect your plans in the summer. In Morganton, you want to get outdoor errands done before about 1-2 PM on humid days. Then after the storms leave, you may have a little time in the evening again.
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08-13-2021, 08:43 PM
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That is just summer in the southeast. There may be a brief thunderstorm in the afternoon/evening that usually blows through rather quickly. I don’t think there have been any severe storms yet this summer.
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08-19-2021, 09:26 AM
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Thank you all for replies. I suspected the "Severe Weather" frequent warnings in the Morganton News Herald may have been overstated.
Now how to find a suitable home for around $110,000 in the area. Lenior and smaller communities in the "Triangle" are out target locations. Morganton would be our first choice but homes there are more expensive.
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08-19-2021, 12:17 PM
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Location: NC
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Thank you all for replies. I suspected the "Severe Weather" frequent warnings in the Morganton News Herald may have been overstated.
Now how to find a suitable home for around $110,000 in the area. Lenior and smaller communities in the "Triangle" are out target locations. Morganton would be our first choice but homes there are more expensive.
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That 110K number is going to be a problem in the Morganton area for sure. Good luck! |
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08-19-2021, 04:22 PM
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Location: FL & NC
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Yeah I take back what I said, after several tornado warning, thunderstorms and a little earthquake I think it's fair to say we have now officially had some severe weather.
I don't know what kind of home you are looking for but I THINK $110k is going to be tough. Definitely not in Morganton or Hickory, might find a fixer upper in the outskirts of Lenoir for that price, but I'm not sure. I've seen some decent ones come and go in the $130-150k around Lenoir.
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