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City of Bessemer City
Tuesday January 9th, 2024 :: 11:45 a.m. EST

Alert

Tornado Watch until 06:00PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 5 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS GASTON MECKLENBURG ROWAN UNION NC IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE CHESTER GREENWOOD LAURENS UNION SC YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLACKSTOCK, CATAWBA, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLINTON, CONCORD, CORNWELL, GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GREAT FALLS, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, KANNAPOLIS, LAURENS, MATTHEWS, MONARCH MILLS, MONROE, NINETY SIX, ROCK HILL, SALISBURY, TRINITY, UNION, WARE SHOALS, AND WEDDINGTON.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CABARRUS, NC ... GASTON, NC ... MECKLENBURG, NC ... ROWAN, NC ... UNION, NC ... CHEROKEE, SC ... CHESTER, SC ... GREENWOOD, SC ... LAURENS, SC ... UNION, SC ... YORK, SC

Address/Location
City of Bessemer City
132 W Virginia Ave
Bessemer City, NC 28016

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 704-629-5542

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Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Watch

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