Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45PM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 1019 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Gastonia, or near Bessemer City, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Bessemer City, Dallas, Stanley, Cramerton, Lowell, Ranlo, Mcadenville and Belmont.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GASTON, 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
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning