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City of Bessemer City
Saturday May 25th, 2024 :: 02:05 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:45AM Saturday

SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northeastern York County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 245 AM EDT.

* At 203 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of Gastonia, or near Crowders Mountain State Park, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Central Charlotte, Southwest Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, Mt Holly, Belmont, Bessemer City, South Gastonia, Dallas, and Cramerton.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GASTON, NC ... MECKLENBURG, NC ... 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

Submit an anonymous web tip

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

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