Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45PM Tuesday
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 1004 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Shelby, or near Waco, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Shelby, Lincolnton, Kings Mountain, Mt Holly, Belmont, Cherryville, Bessemer City, South Gastonia, and Dallas.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... LINCOLN, 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