Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:15PM 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Eastern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... North central York County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 115 PM EST.
* At 1234 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Shelby to 9 miles northwest of York to 16 miles southeast of Gaffney, moving northeast at 80 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Northeast Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, Cornelius, Mooresville, Kings Mountain, Mt Holly, and Davidson.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CABARRUS, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... IREDELL, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MECKLENBURG, NC ... ROWAN, NC ... YORK, SC
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EST for the Piedmont of North Carolina...and Upstate South Carolina. 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