Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Western Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Western Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern York County in Upstate South Carolina... Northern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 746 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Shelby to 4 miles northwest of Gaffney, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Shelby, Gaffney, Lincolnton, Kings Mountain, Cherryville, Bessemer City, South Gastonia, Boiling Springs NC, Blacksburg, and Belwood.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC ... CHEROKEE, 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 post it to X 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