Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Eastern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern York County in Upstate South Carolina... Northeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 242 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 miles west of Lincolnton to 5 miles east of Shelby to 7 miles east of Gaffney, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Shelby, Gaffney, Lincolnton, Kings Mountain, Cherryville, Bessemer City, South Gastonia, Clover and Dallas.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... CHEROKEE, SC ... YORK, SC
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