Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northwestern Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Central Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 707 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles southwest of Hickory to 7 miles northwest of Lincolnton to 6 miles west of Shelby, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Hickory, Statesville, Shelby, Newton, Lincolnton, Cornelius, Mooresville, Davidson, and St. Stephens.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURKE, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... GASTON, NC ... IREDELL, NC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MECKLENBURG, NC
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