Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Eastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina... Eastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 945 AM EST.

* At 824 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Marion to near Forest City to 9 miles west of Gaffney to 8 miles southeast of Spartanburg, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Hickory, Shelby, Lenoir, Morganton, Newton, Gaffney, Lincolnton, Marion, and Kings Mountain.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC ... CHEROKEE, SC

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EST for western and 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.