Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 3:55PM EDT until August 28 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 12:55pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Southwestern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Central Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 355 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northwest
of Shelby, or near Polkville, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Cherryville, Belwood, Lawndale, Fallston, Polkville, Waco,
Casar, Kingstown, and Sunshine.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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; Rutherford, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov