Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Saturday 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... East central Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 734 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Taylorsville to 3 miles south of Newton to 9 miles northeast of Forest City, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Huntersville, Statesville, Shelby, Newton, Lincolnton, Northwest Charlotte, Cornelius, Mooresville and Kings Mountain.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... IREDELL, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MECKLENBURG, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC
Instructions:
A few trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area. Storms will be accompanied by brief heavy rainfall, and little or no lightning. Seek shelter inside an interior room. 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