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City of Bessemer City
Sunday May 26th, 2024 :: 08:49 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45PM Sunday

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... 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... Northeastern York County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 847 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of Shelby, or near Fallston, moving southeast at 40 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, Rock Hill, Uptown Charlotte, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Downtown Concord, Lincolnton, Central Charlotte, Northeast Charlotte, and Southwest Charlotte.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CABARRUS, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... IREDELL, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MECKLENBURG, NC ... ROWAN, 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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