Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... South central Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 353 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 miles south of Morganton to 4 miles south of Rutherfordton, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Shelby, Lincolnton, Forest City, Cherryville, Boiling Springs NC, Maiden, Belwood, Lawndale, Patterson Springs, and Fallston.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.
Address/Location
City of Bessemer City
132 W Virginia Ave
Bessemer City, NC 28016
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 704-629-5542