Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:33AM EDT until March 16 at 9:30AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:33am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 6:30am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 930 AM EDT.
* At 832 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles south of Morganton to 8 miles north of
Gaffney, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Gastonia, Shelby, Lincolnton, Kings Mountain, Cherryville, Bessemer
City, South Gastonia, Boiling Springs NC, Dallas, and Stanley.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.
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.
Area Description:
Cleveland, NC; Gaston, NC; Lincoln, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov