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City of Bessemer City
Friday August 1st, 2025 :: 04:42 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Western Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern York County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 442 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles west of Huntersville to 4 miles northeast of Gastonia to 10 miles north of York, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Uptown Charlotte, Central Charlotte, Southwest Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, Kings Mountain, Mt Holly, Belmont, Bessemer City, and South Gastonia.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MECKLENBURG, NC ... 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

Submit an anonymous web tip

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

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