Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 5:39PM EDT until August 1 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 2:39pm
Expires:
August 1, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 539 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
of Shelby, or near Kings Mountain, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Kings Mountain, Grover, Crowders Mountain State Park, and Bessemer
City.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cleveland, NC; Gaston, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov