Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:45PM 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... North central Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 302 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Hickory to 10 miles northwest of Lincolnton to 15 miles north of Shelby, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Newton, Lincolnton, Maiden, Westport, Belwood, High Shoals, Iron Station, Denver, Boger City, and Mountain View.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CATAWBA, 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