Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of Shelby, or over Fallston, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Lincolnton, Cherryville, Bessemer City, Belwood, Lawndale, Fallston, Polkville, Waco, Casar and Boger City.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... LINCOLN, 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 Tweet it 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