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City of Bessemer City
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 :: 10:20 p.m. EDT

Alert

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

Submit an anonymous web tip

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

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