Full Notification

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southern Burke County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina... Union County in Upstate South Carolina... Chester County in Upstate South Carolina... York County in Upstate South Carolina... Eastern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina... Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 1045 PM EDT.

* At 943 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles north of Rutherfordton to 10 miles east of Forest City to 9 miles south of Gaffney to 13 miles south of Union, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Rock Hill, Hickory, Spartanburg, Shelby, Morganton, Newton, Gaffney, Lincolnton, and Union.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC ... CHEROKEE, SC ... CHESTER, SC ... LAURENS, SC ... SPARTANBURG, SC ... UNION, SC ... 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.