Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Western Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 532 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Shelby, or near Earl, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Shelby, Kings Mountain, Cherryville, Bessemer City, Boiling Springs NC, Blacksburg, High Shoals, Grover, Lawndale, and Patterson Springs.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... CHEROKEE, 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
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